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FIGURE 7.3
Age-dependent pat-
terns of reinfection with
Ascaris
lumbricoides
following curative
treatment.
Data are arithmetic mean
worm burdens, by age group, after
a period of reinfection expressed as
a proportion of baseline worm
burden. Data collected from commu-
nities in: (A) Bangladesh following 6
months' reinfection;
98
(B) Nigeria
following 6 months' reinfection;
59
(C)
Burma
(A)
(Myanmar)
following
12
months' reinfection.
112
Age group (years)
(B)
Age group (years)
(C)
Age group (years)
