References
Key articles
World Health Organization. Soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Jan 2023 [internet publication].Full text
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Parasites - ascariasis: resources for health professionals. May 2020 [internet publication].Full text
World Health Organization. Preventive chemotherapy to control soil-transmitted helminth infections in at-risk population groups. September 2017 [internet publication].Full text
Khuroo MS. Ascariasis. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1996;25:553-577. Abstract
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