Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Narok and Bomet Counties, Kenya: Evidence from program monitoring
STH infections remain a public health problem in Narok and Bomet counties. There may be a need to expand PC distribution to include risk groups beyond SAC during deworming exercises, as envisioned in the Breaking Transmission Strategy, to hasten progress toward the achievement of STH as a public health problem.
Authors
- Wyckliff P. Omondi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6011-2253)
- Florence Wakesho
- Kristin M. Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6810-4998)
- Josephine Waihuini Ihahi
- Maurice Owiny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3047-5723)
- Joseph Otieno Oloo
- Paul Kibati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9339-9676)
- Cara Tupps (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8536-5284)
- Ben Masiira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4651-5056)
- Elvis Oyugi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9049-0386)
- S.M. Njenga
- Stephen Mwatha
- Mariana Stephens
- Sultani Matendechero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7766-4089)
- Denver Mariga
- Sanjaya Dhakal
- Rubina Imtiaz
- Dickson Kioko
- Paul Emerson
Institutions
- Kenyatta National Hospital (KE)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Ministry of Health (KE)
- The Task Force for Global Health (US)
- African Field Epidemiology Network (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012415
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00