Reductions in the Prevalence and Incidence of Geohelminth Infections following a City-wide Sanitation Program in a Brazilian Urban Centre

作者: Neuza M. Alcantara-Neves , Mauricio L. Barreto , Luciene Maura Mascarini-Serra , Carlos A. Telles , Matildes S. Prado

DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PNTD.0000588

关键词: Water resourcesPrevalenceSanitationEnvironmental healthAscariasisSanitary engineeringIncidence (epidemiology)SeweragePopulationBiologyVeterinary medicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious Diseases

摘要: Objective In the city of Salvador, a large urban centre in Northeast Brazil, city-wide sanitation intervention started 1997, aimed at improving sewerage coverage households from 26% to 80%. Our aim was study impact on prevalence and incidence geohelminths school-aged population.

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