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The prevalence of <jats:italic>Trichuris trichiura<\/jats:italic>, hookworm, <jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides,<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Strongyloides stercoralis<\/jats:italic> was 46.6%, 21.6%, 16.9%, and 10.2%, respectively. Infection intensities were generally low. Compared with 1994, the prevalence of <jats:italic>S. stercoralis<\/jats:italic>, hookworm, <jats:italic>A. lumbricoides,<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>T. trichiura<\/jats:italic> decreased by 81.0%, 80.5%, 70.6%, and 48.6%, respectively. Infection intensities decreased by &gt; 95% for all helminth species studied. Our study confirms that preventive chemotherapy successfully reduces the level and intensity of helminth infections. 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