Surveillance for Soil-Transmitted Helminths in High-Risk County, Mississippi, USA.

"This work was funded by the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Author contributions: R.S.B. cowrote the draft paper, assisted in study design, and provided technical support to University of Mississippi Medical Center. C.V.H. and J.M.W. performed data analysis. G.S., J.M.W., K.P., and I.A. performed microscopic analysis, agar plate culture, and all DNA extractions. L.M., L.M., M.M., C.S., and L.H. conducted specimen collection. P.B. provided input into manuscript writing. Y.Q. analyzed PCR data and reviewed the manuscript. E.R. performed PCR. C.V.H. obtained funding and specimens, designed the study, and supervised and managed ethical approvals at University of Mississippi Medical Center, supervised and aided in specimen collection, salt flotation microscopic analyses, and DNA extraction and cowrote the paper. All authors reviewed and approved the final draft of the paper."