Climate change is expected to impact across every domain of society, including health. The
majority of the world's population is susceptible to pathological, infectious disease whose life …

Beyond participating in the oxygen transport by red blood cells, iron is an essential
micronutrient and contributes to different physiological pathways and processes, such as …

In low-income, urban, informal communities lacking sewerage and solid waste services,
onsite sanitation (sludges, aqueous effluent) and child feces are potential sources of human …

Background Helminth and protozoan infections affect more than 1 billion children globally.
Improving water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition could be more sustainable …

Globally, about 1.5 billion people are infected with at least one species of soil-transmitted
helminth (STH). Soil is a critical environmental reservoir of STH, yet there is no standard …

Infections with enteric pathogens impose a heavy disease burden, especially among young
children in low-income countries. Recent findings from randomized controlled trials of water …

Background With the expansion of soil transmitted helminth (STH) intervention efforts and
the corresponding decline in infection prevalence, there is an increased need for sensitive …

Background It remains largely unknown where and how infections with soil-transmitted
helminths (STHs; Ascaris, Trichuris, Necator and Ancylostoma) occur. We therefore aimed to …

Background Soil-transmitted helminths and Giardia duodenalis are responsible for a large
burden of disease globally. In low-resource settings, household finished floors (eg, concrete …

Background Large-scale deworming programs have been successful in reducing the burden
of disease due to soil-transmitted helminth (STH; Ascaris lumbricloides, Trichuris trichiura …