Ascaris Lumbricoides Infection: Epidemiology, Transmission Dynamics and Life Cycle, Global Disease Burden, Challenges, Treatment and Prevention
Rhoda Nwalozie & Jockiel Queeneth Chioma · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2026
Ascariasis, caused by the giant intestinal roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, remains one of the most prevalent helminthic infections of humankind despite decades of preventive chemotherapy and substantial gains in global sanitation. The parasite's direct, faecal–soil–oral life cycl...
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10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i3298