A disproportionate burden of helminthiases in human populations occurs in marginalised,
low-income, and resource-constrained regions of the world, with over 1 billion people in …

Parasites found in the human gastrointestinal tract can be largely categorized into two
groups, protozoa and helminths. The soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris lumbricoides …

Background Quantifying the burden of parasitic diseases in relation to other diseases and
injuries requires reliable estimates of prevalence for each disease and an analytic …

Background Understanding the global limits of transmission of soil-transmitted helminth
(STH) species is essential for quantifying the population at-risk and the burden of disease …

Abstract Background Following World Health Assembly resolutions 50.36 in 1997 and 56.7
in 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) committed itself to supporting human African …

In May 2001, the World Health Assembly (WHA) passed a resolution which urged member
states to attain, by 2010, a minimum target of regularly administering anthelminthic drugs to …

Background Infections with schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminths exert a
considerable yet underappreciated economic and public health burden on afflicted …

Intestinal nematode infections are among the most common infections of humans in
develo** countries, but precise estimates of the populations at risk of infection, morbidity …

Background Interest is growing in predictive risk map** for neglected tropical diseases
(NTDs), particularly to scale up preventive chemotherapy, surveillance, and elimination …

In Tanzania, the first cases of schistosomiasis were reported in the early 19th century. Since
then, various studies have reported prevalences of up to 100% in some areas. However, for …