Availability and use of sanitation reduces by half the likelihood of parasitic worm infections

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 20:30 in Health & Medicine

Access to sanitation facilities, such as latrines, reduces by half the risk of becoming infected by parasitic worms that are transmitted via soil, according to a new study.

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