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In page Trichuriasis:

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  • The exact incubation period of T. trichiura is unknown, however, immature eggs in soil under favorable conditions take about three weeks to mature: 15–30 days, 10 days minimum to mature before ideal ingestion by the human host. Favorable conditions for maturation of eggs are warm to temperate climates with adequate humidity or precipitation, as ova are resistant to cold, but not resistant to drying.[citation needed]
  • Once ingested, the larva will remain dug into a villus in the small intestine for about 2–3 days until it is fully developed for migration to the ileocecal section of the gastrointestinal tract.[citation needed]