Background Preventive chemotherapy represents a powerful but short-term control strategy
for soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Since humans are often re-infected rapidly, long-term …

Background In countries of high endemicity of the soil-transmitted helminth parasites Ascaris
lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm, preventive chemotherapy (ie, repeated …

Background Access to “safe” water and “adequate” sanitation are emphasized as important
measures for schistosomiasis control. Indeed, the schistosomes' lifecycles suggest that their …

Background Pathogenic intestinal protozoa infections are responsible for substantial
mortality and morbidity, particularly in settings where people lack improved sanitation and …

Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are generally assumed to be concentrated
in poor populations, but evidence on this remains scattered. We describe within-country …

Compared to malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, schistosomiasis remains a truly neglected
tropical disease. Schistosomiasis, perhaps more than any other disease, is entrenched in …

Background Schistosomiasis, one of the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases, is a life-
threatening public health problem in Yemen especially in rural communities. This cross …

Global efforts to address neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) were stimulated in January
2012 by the London declaration at which 22 partners, including the Bill & Melinda Gates …

This assessment is a comprehensive report combining: a) the key evidence linking diseases
and injuries to occupational risks; b) a quantitative assessment of the disease burden …

The present study aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of different European
reference laboratories in diagnosing helminths and intestinal protozoa, using an ether …