In this paper, the Disease Reference Group on Helminth Infections (DRG4), established in
2009 by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), with …

Capacity building in health research generally, and helminthiasis research particularly, is
pivotal to the implementation of the research and development agenda for the control and …

Human helminthiases are of considerable public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa,
Asia, and Latin America. The acknowledgement of the disease burden due to helminth …

Social science perspectives can inform helminth disease control in Southeast Asia. The
social science literature offers theoretical and conceptual models; research methods; …

Successful and sustainable intervention against human helminthiases depends on optimal
utilisation of available control measures and development of new tools and strategies, as …

A disproportionate burden of helminthiases in human populations occurs in marginalised,
low-income, and resource-constrained regions of the world, with over 1 billion people in …

Recognising the burden helminth infections impose on human populations, and particularly
the poor, major intervention programmes have been launched to control onchocerciasis …

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) cause serious health, social and economic burdens in
the countries of the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region. Among the NTDs …

In this issue of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the Disease Reference Group on
Helminth Infections (DRG4) has put forward a collection of eight reviews that, taken together …

The global strategy for the control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis, based on regular
anthelminthic treatment, health education and improved sanitation standards, is reviewed …