Modeling the interruption of the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths by repeated mass chemotherapy of school-age children [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The control or elimination of neglected tropical diseases has recently become the focus of increased interest and funding from international agencies through the donation of drugs.
Roy Anderson (553232) +11 more
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Comparison of Kato-Katz, ethyl-acetate sedimentation, and Midi Parasep® in the diagnosis of hookworm, Ascaris and Trichuris infections in the context of an evaluation of rural sanitation in India. [PDF]
, 2013 The Kato-Katz, conventional ethyl-acetate sedimentation, and Midi Parasep(®) methods for diagnosing infection with soil-transmitted helminths were compared.
Clasen, Thomas +7 more
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Prospects for elimination of soil-transmitted helminths
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2017 Purpose of reviewSoil-transmitted helminths (STH) are endemic in 120 countries and are associated with substantial morbidity and loss of economic productivity. Although current WHO guidelines focus on morbidity control through mass drug administration (MDA), there is global interest in whether a strategy targeting disease elimination might be feasible ...
Asbjornsdottir, KH +3 more
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Novel insights in the fecal egg count reduction test for monitoring drug efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths in large-scale treatment programs [PDF]
, 2011 Background The fecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) is recommended to monitor drug efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in public health.
Robert J. Dobson +20 more
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The Lancet Global Health, 2021 Summary: Background: Driven by global targets to eliminate soil-transmitted helminths as a public health problem, governments have rapidly rolled out control programmes using school and community-based platforms. To justify and target ongoing investment,
Benn Sartorius, PhD +11 more
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The coverage and frequency of mass drug administration required to eliminate persistent transmission of soil-transmitted helminths [PDF]
, 2014 A combination of methods, including mathematical model construction, demographic plus epidemiological data analysis and parameter estimation, are used to examine whether mass drug administration (MDA) alone can eliminate the transmission of soil ...
Anderson, R +8 more
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Efficacy and reinfection with soil-transmitted helminths 18-weeks post-treatment with albendazole-ivermectin, albendazole-mebendazole, albendazole-oxantel pamoate and mebendazole [PDF]
, 2016 Preventive chemotherapy with albendazole or mebendazole is the current strategy to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections (i.e. Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura). STH reinfections, in particular A.
Moser, Wendelin +6 more
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Jurnal Manusia dan Lingkungan, 2013 ABSTRAK Dengan menggunakan pendekatan ekoepidemiologis, yang didukung oleh data penginderaan jauh dan aplikasi Sistem Informasi Geografi (SIG) diharapkan kejadian infeksi Soil Transmitted Helminths yang bervariasi dapat diketahui parameter lingkungan ...
Melianus Salakory +3 more
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Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoły Głównej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie. Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego, 2023 Soil-transmitted Helminths (STH) are among the most prevalent parasitic diseases that impair childhood physical and mental growth, hence hindering economic development.
Mohamed Ngegba +4 more
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Bayesian geostatistical modelling of soil-transmitted helminth survey data in the People's Republic of China [PDF]
, 2013 Soil-transmitted helminth infections affect tens of millions of individuals in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China). There is a need for high-resolution estimates of at-risk areas and number of people infected to enhance spatial targeting of ...
Zhou, Xiao-Nong +7 more
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