Human Intestinal Parasite Burden and Poor Sanitation in Rural Alabama

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Reports on the presence of intestinal parasites in Lowndes County, Alabama, a location selected for this study due to high poverty, use of open-sewage systems, and past hookworm burden. Findings based on participant interviews and stool, serum, and soil samples. Includes data on parasite infection, participant gender, raw sewage in the home, asthma or other lung disease, and diarrhea in the past week.

Megan L. McKenna, Shannon McAtee, Patricia E. Bryan, et al.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97(5), 1623-1628

11/2017

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Infrastructure · Poverty · Public health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Alabama