Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Laos: A community-wide cross-sectional study of humans and dogs in a mass drug administration environment

• Main Authors: James V. Conlan, Boualam Khamlome, Khamphouth Vongxay, Aileen Elliot, Louise Pallant, Banchob Sripa, Stuart D. Blacksell, Stanley Fenwick, R. C.Andrew Thompson
• Other Authors: Murdoch University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/14344
• Institution: Mahidol University

We conducted a community cross-sectional survey of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in humans and dogs in four provinces in northern Laos. We collected and tested human and dog fecal samples and analyzed results against sociodemographic data. The prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura...