Strongyloidiasis does not discriminate: nor should the screening and treatment

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Cooper-Beknazarova, Meruyert;White, Mae;Whiley, Harriet;Gray, Darren J.;Mutombo, Polydor N.;Bradbury, Richard;McManus, Don;Gordon, Catherine;Judd, Jenni;Ross, Kirstin E.
Richard Bradbury
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Strongyloidiasis is caused by the soil-transmitted helminth, Strongyloides stercoralis. It has been estimated to infect between 380 and 613 million people worldwide1, 2 and remains endemic in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia.3-12 Despite strongyloidiasis being a chronic health issue and seroprevalence reaching 60% in some communities,13 the true incidence remains unknown as a result of underdiagnosis and absence of surveillance data across Australia

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Internal Medicine Journal

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51

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1445-5994

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Wiley-Blackwell

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10.1111/imj.15579