It is time to raise global awareness to the possibility of schistosomiasis elimination and to
support endemic countries in their quest to determine the most appropriate approaches to …

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

PROGRESS REPORT 2001–2011 AND STRATEGIC PLAN 2012–2020 Page 1 Preventive
Chemotherapy and Transmission Control (PCT) Department of Control of Neglected Tropical …

Since praziquantel was developed in 1970s, it has replaced other antischistosomal drugs to
become the only drug of choice for treatment of human schistosomiases, due to high …

Schistosomiasis is the second most important human parasitic disease in terms of
socioeconomic impact, causing great morbidity and mortality, predominantly across the …

Schistosomiasis remains one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in developing
countries. After malaria, schistosomiasis is the most important tropical disease in terms of …

The new WHO Roadmap for Neglected Tropical Diseases targets the global elimination of
schistosomiasis as a public health problem. To date, control strategies have focused on …

Background Two Kato-Katz thick smears (Kato-Katzs) from a single stool are currently
recommended for diagnosing Schistosoma mansoni infections to map areas for intervention …

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

Background Soil-transmitted helminth infections are a major global health issue, causing
substantial morbidity in the world's poorest populations. Regular delivery of anthelmintic …