Interventions that lead to reductions in soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) include
chemotherapy with anthelmintic drugs and improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene …

Researchers have raised the possibility that soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections might
modify the host's immune response against other systemic infections. STH infections can …

Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have long been an important public
health concern in the Philippines. In this review, we describe the current status of STH …

Elimination of STH may offer an opportunity to eliminate substantial STH-related morbidity
while reducing resource needs of neglected tropical disease programs. Evidence from large …

Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) occur throughout the developing world and remain a
major public health problem in the poorest communities with enormous consequences on …

More than half of the world's population lives in places endemic for soil-transmitted
helminths (STHs), and an estimated 1.45 billion people are infected [1, 2]. In 2017, the …

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are the most widespread of the neglected tropical
diseases, primarily affecting marginalized populations in low-and middle-income countries …

There has been substantial progress over the past decade in efforts to reduce morbidity from
soil-transmitted helminth infections (STH). Morbidity control through preventative …

Background Regular preventive chemotherapy (PCT) targeting high-risk populations is an
effective way to control STH in the short term, but sustainable long-term STH control is …

Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections (ie, Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm,
and Trichuris trichiura) affect more than a billion people. Preventive chemotherapy (ie …