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Northeast India Helminth Parasite Information Database (NEIHPID): Knowledge Base for Helminth Parasites

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: Jul 2016

Countries in the tropics or subtropics provide optimum conditions for the growth and propagation of helminth parasites and India, which is located in a tropical zone, possess a helminth fauna that is rich both in numbers and in variety…

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The Interaction of Deworming, Improved Sanitation, and Household Flooring with Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection in Rural Bangladesh

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: Jan 2016

The World Health Organization recommends mass drug administration of albendazole or mebendazole to school-aged children to control soil-transmitted helminths in endemic countries; in addition, they recommend improved sanitation and hygiene to ensure long-term sustainability of…

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