Soil-Transmitted Helminth Eggs are Present in Soil at Multiple Locations within Households in Rural Kenya

Lauren Steinbaum, Sammy M. Njenga, Jimmy Kihara, Alexandria B. Boehm, Jennifer Davis, Clair Null and Amy J. Pickering

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Abstract: Almost one-quarter of the world’s population is infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH). We conducted a study to determine the prevalence and location of STH—Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm spp.—egg contamination in soil within rural household plots in Kenya.

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