Longitudinal monitoring of prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections as part of community-wide mass drug administration within the Geshiyaro project in the Bolosso Sore district, Wolaita, Ethiopia.

Longitudinal monitoring of prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections as part of community-wide mass drug administration within the Geshiyaro project in the Bolosso Sore district, Wolaita, Ethiopia.

Mass drug administration (MDA), targeted at school-aged children (SAC) is recommended by the World Health Organization for the control of morbidity induced by soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection in endemic countries. However, MDA does not prevent reinfection between treatment rounds, and resea...

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Main Authors: Toby Landeryou, Rosie Maddren, Santiago Rayment Gomez, Suprabhath Kalahasti, Ewnetu Firdawek Liyew, Melkie Chernet, Hussein Mohammed, Yonas Wuletaw, James Truscott, Anna E Phillips, Alison Ower, Kathryn Forbes, Ufaysa Anjulo, Birhan Mengistu, Geremew Tasew, Mihretab Salasibew, Roy Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0010408&type=printable
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