This pathway of transmission occurs when hosts ingest worm eggs (e.g., Ascarislumbricoides, Trichuristrichiura) in fecally contaminated food (e.g., plants) or when larvae of hookworms (Ancylostoma, Necator) penetrate the skin of humans.
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections (STH). In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_5054
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