School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene to Reduce the Transmission of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths

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• 作者：Jack E.T. Grimes¹ ; ^{jack.grimes@imperial.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Michael R. Templeton¹
• 刊名：Trends in Parasitology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：32
• 期：9
• 页码：661-664
• 全文大小：599 K

文摘

The life cycles of schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) suggest that water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) might reduce their transmission. However, the level of impact of WASH is likely to vary with the location (in school, at home, or elsewhere), the type of WASH, and the parasite in question.