By IDSE News Staff
Roundworm infections can be reduced significantly simply by improving the treatment and quality of drinking water in high-risk regions (PLoS Med 2019 June 26. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002841).
The discovery emerged from a two-year study that examined the effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing and nutritional interventions on rates of intestinal worm and Giardia infections in rural Kenya. Water treatment alone was sufficient to cause an 18% reduction in infection