Detection and isolation of soil-transmitted helminth eggs from soil samples collected from selected areas in Pampanga, Philippines

• Main Authors: Rasay, David Martin M., Tolentino, Patricia Mae T.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Diseases > Seasonal variations > Philippines; Tropical medicine > Philippines; Rural health > Seasonal variations > Philippines
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6685
• Institution: De La Salle University

Diseases caused by soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are considered as neglected tropical diseases that affect over a billion people worldwide mostly from the low and middle income populations. Detection of soil-transmitted helminth eggs in soil is one tool that is used to assess the risk of STH infe...