Soil-transmitted helminth infections

PM Jourdan, PHL Lamberton, A Fenwick, DG Addiss - The lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
More than a quarter of the world's population is at risk of infection with the soil-transmitted
helminths Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator …

Global prevalence of Ascaris infection in humans (2010–2021): a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Holland, M Sepidarkish, G Deslyper… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Ascariasis is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases of humans
worldwide. The epidemiology of Ascaris infection appears to have changed with …

A call to strengthen the global strategy against schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: the time is now

NC Lo, DG Addiss, PJ Hotez, CH King… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Summary In 2001, the World Health Assembly (WHA) passed the landmark WHA 54.19
resolution for global scale-up of mass administration of anthelmintic drugs for morbidity …

Diagnostic techniques for soil-transmitted helminths–Recent advances

S Khurana, S Singh, A Mewara - Research and Reports in Tropical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections (hookworms, Trichuris, Ascaris) and Strongyloides
spp. are associated with a substantial global burden and high morbidity. Sensitive and …

Effects, equity, and cost of school-based and community-wide treatment strategies for soil-transmitted helminths in Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

RL Pullan, KE Halliday, WE Oswald, C Mcharo… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background School-based deworming programmes can reduce morbidity attributable to soil-
transmitted helminths in children but do not interrupt transmission in the wider community …

Assessing the feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths through mass drug administration: The DeWorm3 cluster randomized trial …

KH Ásbjörnsdóttir, SSR Ajjampur… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Current control strategies for soil-transmitted helminths (STH) emphasize morbidity control
through mass drug administration (MDA) targeting preschool-and school-age children …

Drug repurposing and relabeling for cancer therapy: Emerging benzimidazole antihelminthics with potent anticancer effects

J Nath, R Paul, SK Ghosh, J Paul, B Singha, N Debnath - Life Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Origin of drug and radio-refractory clones, cancer stem-like cells, and rapid angiogenesis
and metastasis are among the primary concerns that limit the efficacy of anticancer …

Toward the 2020 goal of soil-transmitted helminthiasis control and elimination

SL Becker, HJ Liwanag, JS Snyder… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
On May 22, 2001, a resolution passed during the 54th World Health Assembly (WHA 54.19)
took an historic step toward reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with the world's …

Epidemiology of soil transmitted helminths and risk analysis of hookworm infections in the community: Results from the DeWorm3 Trial in southern India

SSR Ajjampur, SP Kaliappan, KE Halliday… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Since 2015, India has coordinated the largest school-based deworming program globally,
targeting soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in~ 250 million children aged 1 to 19 years twice …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of single and integrated water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition interventions on child soil-transmitted helminth and Giardia infections: A cluster …

AJ Pickering, SM Njenga, L Steinbaum… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Helminth and protozoan infections affect more than 1 billion children globally.
Improving water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition could be more sustainable …