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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

The prevention of strongyloidiasis is best achieved through improvements in personal hygiene and environmental sanitation.

The prevention of strongyloidiasis is best achieved by:^[1]^[2]

Practicing proper hygienic habits, including effective handwashing and the use of footwear in endemic areas
Avoiding eating food or fruits that may be contaminated by wastewater that is used to fertilize crops.
Washing, peeling or cooking all raw vegetables and fruits before eating, particularly those that have been grown in soil that has been fertilized with manure.
Avoiding defecating outdoors.
Using of effective sewage disposal systems.

↑ Khieu V, Schär F, Forrer A, Hattendorf J, Marti H, Duong S, Vounatsou P, Muth S, Odermatt P (2014). "High prevalence and spatial distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis in rural Cambodia". PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 8 (6): e2854. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002854. PMC 4055527. PMID 24921627.
↑ Segarra-Newnham M (2007). "Manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of Strongyloides stercoralis infection". Ann Pharmacother. 41 (12): 1992–2001. doi:10.1345/aph.1K302. PMID 17940124.