World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines
Michael J.G. Farthing, Marco Albonico, Zeno Bisoffi, Donald A. P. Bundy, Dora Buonfrate, Peter L. Chiodini, Peter Katelaris, Paul Kelly, Lorenzo Savioli, Anton Le Mair
Abstract
Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth, but it has a unique life cycle that can be completed in the human host, in a process known as autoinfection. Worldwide, the burden of disease is substantial (300 to 400 million infections). Strongyloidiasis is mainly prevalent in the tropics and subtropics, but there is as yet no global public health strategy for controlling the parasite.
Topics & Concepts
Strongyloides stercoralisStrongyloidiasisMedicineHelminthiasisTropical diseaseSubtropicsPublic healthGlobal healthHelminthsTropicsEnvironmental healthStrongyloidesImmunologyDiseaseIntensive care medicineInternal medicinePathologyEcologyBiologyParasites and Host InteractionsHelminth infection and controlParasite Biology and Host Interactions