The threadworm, also called Strongyloides stercoralis, is a soil-transmitted worm (helminth) endemic world-wide, yet more prevalent in hot and humid climates as well as resource poor countries with inadequate sanitary conditions. In a new report published on July 11, 2013 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, world-wide data on infection rates of threadworm have been collected from a number of sources, analyzed using spatial statistics and presented - for the first time - on a global map. The findings document high infection prevalence rates in the general populations of high risk areas...
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