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Mass drug administration (MDA) with deworming medication is widely implemented to control morbidity associated with STH infections. However, surveillance of human infection prevalence by collecting individual stool samples is time-consuming, costly, often stigmatized, and logistically challenging. Current methods of STH detection are poorly sensitive, particularly in low-intensity and low-prevalence populations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methodology\/Principal findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We aimed to develop a sensitive and specific molecular method for detecting STH DNA in large volumes of soil (20 g) by conducting laboratory and proof of concept studies across field sites in Kenya, Benin, and India. We collected human stool (n = 669) and soil (n = 478) from 322 households across the three study sites. We developed protocols for DNA extraction from 20 g of soil and qPCR to detect\n                      <jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>Trichuris trichiura<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>Necator americanus<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>Ancylostoma duodenale<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Agreement between detection of STH via qPCR, digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), and microscopy-based methods was assessed using the Cohen\u2019s Kappa statistic. Finally, we estimated associations between soil characteristics and detection of STH in soil by qPCR, as well as between STH detected in soil and STH detected in stool from matched households, adjusting for soil characteristics. The overall prevalence of STH in soil by qPCR was 31% for\n                      <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic>lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>\n                      , 3% for\n                      <jats:italic>T<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic>trichiura<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and 13% for any hookworm species. ddPCR and qPCR performed similarly. However, there was poor agreement between STH detected in soil by qPCR versus light microscopy. Microscopy underestimated the prevalence of\n                      <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic>lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic>americanus<\/jats:italic>\n                      and overestimated\n                      <jats:italic>T<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic>trichiura<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Detection of an STH species in household soil was strongly associated with increased odds of a household member being infected with that same species.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions\/Significance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Soil surveillance for STH has several benefits over stool-based surveillance, including lower cost and higher success rates for sample collection. 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