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Treated areas had a lower prevalence of Ascaris<\/jats:italic> (SAC: 3% versus 12%, P<\/jats:italic> < 0.0001; PAC: 3% versus 10%, P<\/jats:italic> < 0.051) and Trichuris<\/jats:italic> (SAC: 6% versus 10%, P<\/jats:italic> = 0.012; PAC: 1% versus 8%, P<\/jats:italic> = 0.019), but not hookworm (SAC: 38% versus 42%, P<\/jats:italic> = 0.20; PAC: 21% versus 27%, P<\/jats:italic> = 0.30). The prevalence of Ascaris<\/jats:italic> or Trichuris<\/jats:italic> in treated areas was below the WHO threshold for mass antihelminthic treatment (MDA), but not for hookworm. 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