Rojelio MejíaEva Mereles ArandaLeticia OjedaSandra OcamposJanitzio J GuzmánBarton E. SlatkoCristina AlmazánMelisa Díaz-FernándezRubén O. CiminoMarisa Juarez2026-03-222026-03-22202610.1371/journal.pntd.0013990https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013990https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/79731The ubiquitous presence of A. oligospora in soils and inverse association with STH parasite detection suggest a potential role in environmental helminth transmission patterns.enLatin AmericansHelminthsEcologyBiologyDistribution (mathematics)Transmission (telecommunications)Helminth infectionsGeographyHelminthiasisParasite hostingarticle