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Strongyloides stercoralis infection and antenatal care
Author(s) -
Hays Russell,
McDermott Robyn
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja15.00429
Subject(s) - strongyloides stercoralis , citation , library science , medicine , strongyloidiasis , family medicine , artificial intelligence , psychology , computer science , immunology , helminths
[Extract] Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth infection that affects more than 100 million people worldwide. It is known to be common in the Indigenous communities of northern Australia, with recorded prevalence often in the region of 30%–40%