Need for a paradigm shift in soil-transmitted helminthiasis control: Targeting the right people, in the right place, and with the right drug(s)

Emerson, Paul M., Evans, Darin, Freeman, Matthew C., Hanson, Christy, Kalua, Khumbo, Keiser, Jennifer, Krolewiecki, Alejandro, Leonard, Lynn, Levecke, Bruno, Matendechero, Sultani, Means, Arianna Rubin, Montresor, Antonio, Mupfasoni, Denise, Pullan, Rachel L., Rotondo, Lisa A., Stephens, Mariana, Sullivan, Kristin M., Walson, Judd L., Williams, Tijana and Utzinger, Jürg (2024) 'Need for a paradigm shift in soil-transmitted helminthiasis control: Targeting the right people, in the right place, and with the right drug(s)'. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 18, Issue 10, e0012521.

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Abstract

Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) is caused by intestinal parasites that require an obligate development period in the soil [1,2], predominantly roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworm (Trichuris trichiura), and hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus), with the recent addition of threadworm (Strongyloides stercoralis). Historically, these parasites have been among the most common infections in humans, disproportionately affecting the world’s most disadvantaged and marginalized people.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 110 Prevention and control of communicable diseases. Transmission of infectious diseases WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 680 Tropical diseases (General) WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 800 Helminthiasis
Faculty: Department:	Biological Sciences > Department of Tropical Disease Biology
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012521
SWORD Depositor:	JISC Pubrouter
Depositing User:	JISC Pubrouter
Date Deposited:	06 Nov 2024 13:39
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2024 13:39
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/25497

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