The early-to-mid 1900s was an era that marked the first published reports of clinical cases
and experimental human infections that provided valuable evidence to inform our current …

Background Integrated programmes that use combination mass drug administration (MDA)
might improve control of multiple neglected tropical diseases simultaneously. We …

Introduction. In Cambodia, a limited number of focal surveys targeting dogs in rural
communities have reported intestinal helminths of potential zoonotic risk as highly endemic …

Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection is driven by a complex interaction of
demographic, socioeconomic and behavioural factors, including those related to water …

Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection control programs typically consist of
school-based preventive chemotherapy (PC) targeted to school-aged children. STH …

Background The Kato-Katz microscopy technique is the global standard for assessment of
soil-transmitted helminth (STH) burden. However, major limitations include its poor …

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have become important public health threats that
require multi-faceted control interventions. As late treatment and management of NTDs …

Background Ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) is effective for controlling
onchocerciasis and scabies, with evidence supporting its role in some species of soil …

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is gaining recognition in soil-transmitted
helminth (STH) diagnostics, especially for Strongyloides stercoralis and differentiating …

Preventive chemotherapy (PC), consisting of the regular distribution of anthelmintics to
populations or groups of populations at risk, is the primary tool used to control soil …