ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2023
Cross-Sectional Study of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases in Black Belt Region of Alabama, USA.
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- Diagnostic accuracy of nucleic acid amplification tests for human intestinal nematode infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Pooled it
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- Evidence of Autochthonous Human Strongyloides stercoralis in South Carolina.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Impact of sanitation system types on residential and environmental presence of human waste and parasites in Alabama.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2025Article
- Surveillance of soil-transmitted helminths and other intestinal parasites in shelter dogs, Mississippi, USA.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Is Parasitic Contamination of Soil in the Southern United States Related to Poverty and Does It Represent a Human Health Threat? A Perspective.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Low prevalence of helminth infection in Ugandan children hospitalized with severe malaria.PloS one · 2025Article
- The Use of Dried Matrix Spots as an Alternative Sampling Technique for Monitoring Neglected Tropical Diseases.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Autochthonous Ascariasis, Mississippi, USA.Emerging infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Simultaneous detection and quantification of multiple pathogen targets in wastewater.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Risk Factors for Enteric Pathogen Exposure among Children in Black Belt Region of Alabama, USA.Emerging infectious diseases · 2023Article
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Abstract
We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) in areas of rural Alabama, USA, that have sanitation deficits. We enrolled 777 children; 704 submitted stool specimens and 227 a dried blood spot sample. We microscopically examined stool specimens from all 704 children by using Mini-FLOTAC for helminth eggs. We tested a subset by using molecular techniques: real-time PCR analysis for 5 STH species, TaqMan Array Cards for enteric helminths, and digital PCR for Necator americanus hookworm. We analyzed dried blood spots for Strongyloides stercoralis and Toxocara spp. roundworms by using serologic testing. Despite 12% of our cohort reporting living in homes that directly discharge untreated domestic wastewater, stool testing for STH was negative; however, 5% of dried blood spots were positive for Toxocara spp. roundworms. Survey data suggests substantial numbers of children in this region may be exposed to raw sewage, which is itself a major public health concern.
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