Soil-transmitted helminthiasis among indigenous communities in Malaysia : Is this the endless malady with no solution?

• Main Authors: Mohd Shaharuddin, N., Lim, Y.A.L., Hassan, N.A., Nathan, S., Romano, Ngui
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM) 2018
• Subjects: RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42144/1/Soil-transmitted.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42144/; https://msptm.org/tropical-biomedicine-journal/

Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are the most common intestinal parasitic infections of medical importance in human. The infections are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical countries including Malaysia particularly among disadvantaged and underprivileged communities. This stu...