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1. The public health importance of Ascaris lumbricoides

This article discusses the public health importance of Ascaris lumbricoides

Abstract:

Numerous studies have shown that anthelminthic treatment can be effective in improving growth rates when given to malnourished children with ascariasis. Recent investigations have also indicated that Ascaris infections can affect mental processing in some school children. Poor socio-economic conditions are among the key factors linked with higher prevalences of ascariasis, as are more...

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Parasitology, Vol: 121 Suppl Page: S51-71 2000
P. O'Lorcain; C. V. Holland

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