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Sayasone, Somphou http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8219-9567
Vonghachack, Youthanavanh
Xia, Shang
Lv, Shan
Zhou, Xiao-Nong
Odermatt, Peter
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
International Development Research Centre; Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, the Australian Agency for International Development (105509-027)
International Joint Laboratory on Tropical Diseases Control in Greater Mekong Subregion (21410750200)
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Article History
Received: 27 March 2024
Accepted: 10 July 2024
First Online: 2 August 2024
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the National Ethics Committee for Health Research, Ministry of Health, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR (reference no. 043/NECR). Field activities were approved by the Laotian Ministry of Health steering group. An information sheet detailing the study purpose, procedures, potential risks and advantages of participation, and the protection of anonymity was supplied to all eligible participants. A signed informed consent form was received from all adults aged 18 years and older. For children aged between 12 and 17 years old, an assent form was received from each participant coupled with an informed consent form from parents or legal guardians, while for children aged below 12 years, just the informed consent form from parents or legal guardians was obtained prior to their registration. Permission to collect faeces samples from dogs was acquired from their owners. All identified infections were treated free of charge according to Lao national standards []. Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) were treated with a single oral dose of 400 mg albendazole and trematode infections with praziquantel (40 mg/kg BW), respectively.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
