Investigating Environmental Determinants of Hookworm Transmission using GPS Tracking and Metagenomics Technologies
Sumboh J, Agyenkwa-Mawuli K, Schwinger E, Donkor I, Akorli J, Dwomoh D, Ashong Y, Osabutey D, Ababio F, Nusbaum O, Humphries D, Cappello M, Koram K, Kwofie S, Wilson M. Investigating Environmental Determinants of Hookworm Transmission using GPS Tracking and Metagenomics Technologies. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2024, 112: 561-570. PMID: 39813691, PMCID: PMC11884298, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffective cation exchange capacityCation exchange capacitySandy-loam soilDominant helminth speciesSoil samplesClay contentSoil parametersExchange capacityHelminth larvaeAnalysis of DNA sequencesGPS trackingSoilParastrongyloides trichosuriAssociated with exposureLarvaeChemical propertiesPotential sourcesMovement dataSpeciesPredominant speciesHelminth speciesLarval countsMetagenomic technologiesDNA sequencesMetagenomic analysis
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