TY - JOUR
KW - Trichuris trichiura
KW - Strongyloides stercoralis
KW - South East Asia
KW - Soil-transmitted helminths
KW - Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
KW - Hookworm
KW - Australia
KW - Ascaris lumbricoides
KW - Ancylostoma ceylanicum
AU - Gordon C
AU - Kurscheid J
AU - Jones MK
AU - Gray D
AU - McManus D
AB - <div>Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infect 2 billion people worldwide including significant numbers in South-East Asia (SEA). In Australia, STH are of less concern; however, indigenous communities are endemic for STH, including Strongyloides stercoralis, as well as for serious clinical infections due to other helminths such as Toxocara spp. The zoonotic hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum is also present in Australia and SEA, and may contribute to human infections particularly among pet owners. High human immigration rates to Australia from SEA, which is highly endemic for STH Strongyloides and Toxocara, has resulted in a high prevalence of these helminthic infections in immigrant communities, particularly since such individuals are not screened for worm infections upon entry. In this review, we consider the current state of STH infections in Australia and SEA.</div>

BT - Tropical medicine and infectious disease
DO - 10.3390/tropicalmed2040056
IS - 4
J2 - Trop Med Infect Dis
LA - eng
N2 - <div>Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infect 2 billion people worldwide including significant numbers in South-East Asia (SEA). In Australia, STH are of less concern; however, indigenous communities are endemic for STH, including Strongyloides stercoralis, as well as for serious clinical infections due to other helminths such as Toxocara spp. The zoonotic hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum is also present in Australia and SEA, and may contribute to human infections particularly among pet owners. High human immigration rates to Australia from SEA, which is highly endemic for STH Strongyloides and Toxocara, has resulted in a high prevalence of these helminthic infections in immigrant communities, particularly since such individuals are not screened for worm infections upon entry. In this review, we consider the current state of STH infections in Australia and SEA.</div>

PY - 2017
EP - 56
T2 - Tropical medicine and infectious disease
TI - Soil-transmitted helminths in tropical Australia and Asia.
UR - http://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/2/4/56/pdf
VL - 2
ER -