Status of soil-transmitted helminth infections in schoolchildren in Laguna Province, the Philippines: determined by parasitological and molecular... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are the most common parasitic infections in impoverished communities, particularly among children. Current STH control is through school-based mass drug ad [...] expected, MDA has decreased the intensity and prevalence of STH over time. As a result, the common Kato Katz (KK) thick smear method of detecting STH is less effective because it lacks sensitivity in low intensity [...] Philippines. Stool samples were collected from 263 schoolchildren, to...
The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030 (Publications)
benzimidazole tablets have been distributed in schools for the control of STH infections, resulting in an important reduction in STH-attributable morbidity in children, while additional tablets have been [...] Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are the most widespread of the neglected tropical diseases, primarily affecting marginalized populations in low- and middle-income countries. More than one billion [...] distributed for the control of lymphatic filariasis. This paper (i)...
The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030 (Publications)
benzimidazole tablets have been distributed in schools for the control of STH infections, resulting in an important reduction in STH-attributable morbidity in children, while additional tablets have been [...] Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are the most widespread of the neglected tropical diseases, primarily affecting marginalized populations in low- and middle-income countries. More than one billion [...] distributed for the control of lymphatic filariasis. This paper (i)...
Preventive chemotherapy in one year reduces by over 80% the number of individuals with soil-transmitted helminthiases causing morbidity: results from... (Publications)
proportion of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections causing morbidity. We identified studies from 17 countries, reporting changes in the proportion of STH infection causing morbidity between baseline [...] preventive chemotherapy in reducing STH prevalence and morbidity. We encourage the implementation of deworming programs to achieve the goal, set by WHO for 2020, to eliminate STH morbidity in children. [...] baseline and follow-up.In the studies identified, the average proportion of...
Preventive chemotherapy in one year reduces by over 80% the number of individuals with soil-transmitted helminthiases causing morbidity: results from... (Publications)
proportion of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections causing morbidity. We identified studies from 17 countries, reporting changes in the proportion of STH infection causing morbidity between baseline [...] preventive chemotherapy in reducing STH prevalence and morbidity. We encourage the implementation of deworming programs to achieve the goal, set by WHO for 2020, to eliminate STH morbidity in children. [...] baseline and follow-up.In the studies identified, the average proportion of...
Estimated need for anthelminthic medicines to control soil-transmitted helminthiases in school-aged children, 2020-2030 (Publications)
continues to expand coverage but adapts the frequency of drug administration when the STH prevalence is reduced and (3) the STH programme becomes self-sustainable in some endemic countries. RESULTS: We estimate [...] elimination of morbidity due to STH in school-aged children will decline during 2020-2030. The decline will be substantial if a number of "upper-middle income" countries in which STH are endemic procure, as expected [...] BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are part of...
Malaria and soil-transmitted intestinal helminth co-infection and its effect on anemia: a meta-analysis (Publications)
combined malaria and STH was 2.91 (1.38-6.14). The summary OR of the association between anemia and malaria alone was 1.53 (0.97-2.42), while the association between anemia and STH alone was 0.28 (0.04-1 [...] malaria and STH on anemia. A subgroup analysis showed a higher risk of malaria infection in the primigravidae (summary OR: 1.61; 95% CI: 1.3-1.99; I(2): 0%). In conclusion, the malaria-STH co-infection [...] to synthesize available evidence on the extent of malaria and soil-transmitted...
Estimated need for anthelminthic medicines to control soil-transmitted helminthiases in school-aged children, 2020-2030 (Publications)
continues to expand coverage but adapts the frequency of drug administration when the STH prevalence is reduced and (3) the STH programme becomes self-sustainable in some endemic countries. RESULTS: We estimate [...] elimination of morbidity due to STH in school-aged children will decline during 2020-2030. The decline will be substantial if a number of "upper-middle income" countries in which STH are endemic procure, as expected [...] BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are part of...
Malaria and soil-transmitted intestinal helminth co-infection and its effect on anemia: a meta-analysis (Publications)
combined malaria and STH was 2.91 (1.38-6.14). The summary OR of the association between anemia and malaria alone was 1.53 (0.97-2.42), while the association between anemia and STH alone was 0.28 (0.04-1 [...] malaria and STH on anemia. A subgroup analysis showed a higher risk of malaria infection in the primigravidae (summary OR: 1.61; 95% CI: 1.3-1.99; I(2): 0%). In conclusion, the malaria-STH co-infection [...] to synthesize available evidence on the extent of malaria and soil-transmitted...
An in-depth report of quality control on Kato-Katz and data entry in four clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of albendazole against... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Efforts to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have intensified over the past decade. Field-survey data on STH prevalence, infection intensity and drug efficacy is necessary [...] (FECs) and data entry, and compared the prevalence of any STH infection and moderate-to-heavy intensity (MHI) infections and the drug efficacy against STH infections. RESULTS: Across the four study sites, a [...] varied from ~3% (hookworms) to ~6.5% (Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris...
