[HTML][HTML] Hookworm infection

A Loukas, PJ Hotez, D Diemert… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2016 - nature.com
Hookworms are soil-transmitted nematode parasites that can reside for many years in the
small intestine of their human hosts; Necator americanus is the predominant infecting …

Challenges in diabetes management in Indonesia: a literature review

P Soewondo, A Ferrario, DL Tahapary - Globalization and health, 2013 - Springer
Background and objectives The expanding diabetes epidemic worldwide could have
potentially devastating effects on the development of healthcare systems and economies in …

Elimination of lymphatic filariasis: current perspectives on mass drug administration

JO Gyapong, IO Owusu… - Research and reports …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Following the London declaration on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in 2012 and
inspired by the WHO 2020 roadmap to control or eliminate NTDs, the Global Programme to …

A critical appraisal of control strategies for soil-transmitted helminths

SJ Campbell, SV Nery, JS McCarthy, DJ Gray… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
Interventions that lead to reductions in soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) include
chemotherapy with anthelmintic drugs and improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene …

Soil-transmitted helminth reinfection four and six months after mass drug administration: results from the delta region of Myanmar

JC Dunn, AA Bettis, NY Wyine, AMM Lwin… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Mass drug administration (MDA), targeted at school-aged children (SAC) is the
method recommended by the World Health Organization for the control of morbidity induced …

Understanding factors responsible for the slow decline of soil-transmitted helminthiasis following seven rounds of annual mass drug administration (2012–2018) …

J Masaku, C Okoyo, S Araka, R Musuva… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) continue to be a significant health problem
in Sub-Saharan Africa especially among school children. In Kenya, treatment of over five …

Integrated survey of helminthic neglected tropical diseases and comparison of two mosquito sampling methods for lymphatic filariasis molecular xenomonitoring in the …

SM Njenga, HM Kanyi, CM Mwatele, DA Mukoko… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
A lymphatic filariasis (LF) endemic focus along the River Galana/Sabaki in Kilifi County,
coastal Kenya, provided a platform to conduct an integrated survey for three helminthic …

Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping …

E Mitchell, A Kelly-Hanku, A Krentel… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Preventative chemotherapy and mass drug administration have been identified
as effective strategies for the prevention, treatment, control and elimination of several NTDs …

Integration of multiplex bead assays for parasitic diseases into a national, population-based serosurvey of women 15-39 years of age in Cambodia

JW Priest, MH Jenks, DM Moss, B Mao… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Collection of surveillance data is essential for monitoring and evaluation of public health
programs. Integrated collection of household-based health data, now routinely carried out in …

The human-snail transmission environment shapes long term schistosomiasis control outcomes: Implications for improving the accuracy of predictive modeling

D Gurarie, NC Lo, ML Ndeffo-Mbah… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic trematode disease that affects over 240
million people worldwide. The Schistosoma lifecycle is complex, involving transmission via …