The Medical journal of Australia
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Decreasing prevalence of Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) in the Northern Territory from 2002 to 2012.
To observe the prevalence, disease associations, and temporal trends in Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) infection in the Northern Territory between 2002 and 2012. ⋯ T. trichiura is the most frequently identified soil-transmitted helminth infecting patients in NT Government health care facilities. Cases are identified predominantly in Indigenous patients in remote communities. We have observed a declining prevalence of whipworm infection in the NT.