Zoonotic Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Free-Roaming Dogs, Kiribati

Soil-transmitted helminths are highly prevalent in the Asia-Pacific region. We report a 96.5% prevalence of zoonotic soil-transmitted helminths in dogs in Kiribati. We advocate for urgent implementation of treatment and prevention programs for these zoonotic pathogens, in line with the Kiribati-Worl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2021-08, Vol.27 (8), p.2163-2165
Hauptverfasser:	Zendejas-Heredia, Patsy A., Crawley, Allison, Byrnes, Helen, Traub, Rebecca J., Colella, Vito
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Anemia Animals Asia Bacterial infections Climate change Cooperation Diseases Dispatch Dogs Feces Helminthiasis helminths Helminths - genetics hookworms Hygiene Immunology Infections Infectious Diseases Iron Life Sciences & Biomedicine Micronesia Parasites Pathogens Poverty Prevalence prevention Public health Risk factors Sanitation Science & Technology Soil Statistics Strongyloides Tropical diseases Womens health Zoonoses Zoonoses - epidemiology Zoonotic Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Free-Roaming Dogs, Kiribati
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Zusammenfassung:	Soil-transmitted helminths are highly prevalent in the Asia-Pacific region. We report a 96.5% prevalence of zoonotic soil-transmitted helminths in dogs in Kiribati. We advocate for urgent implementation of treatment and prevention programs for these zoonotic pathogens, in line with the Kiribati-World Health Organization Cooperation Strategy 2018-2022.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2708.204900