Mapping the Risk of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections in the Philippines

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2015-09-14

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Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães
Maria S. Salamat
Lydia Leonardo
Darren J. Gray
Hélène Carabin
Kate Halton
Donald P. McManus
Gail M. Williams
Pilarita Rivera
Ofelia Saniel

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Abstract

Author Summary Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections with A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura and hookworms are endemic in all 80 provinces of the Philippines, but the spatial variation in the prevalence of these infections has not been previously described. This analysis revealed that while A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura infections were widespread and highly endemic, hookworm infections were more circumscribed to smaller foci in the Visayas and Mindanao. The results also suggest that it may be necessary to place greater emphasis on improving the provision of water, sanitation and the promotion of behavioral change for improved hygiene for the control and prevention of STH infections, particularly for hookworm.

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The authors thank the regional coordinators, regional directors, provincial health officers, provincial health team leaders, municipal health officers, medical technologists, midwives, and barangay health workers for their commitment, which was key to completing all the phases of the national prevalence survey. We would like to thank Prof. May Lebanan for assisting us in the preparation of the data set.

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Helminth infections,Hookworms,Ascaris lumbricoides,Philippines,Soil-transmitted helminthiases,Parasitic diseases,Sanitation,Surface temperature

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Soares Magalhães RJ, Salamat MS, Leonardo L, Gray DJ, Carabin H, Halton K, et al. (2015) Mapping the Risk of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections in the Philippines. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 9(9): e0003915. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003915

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10.1371/journal.pntd.0003915

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