Formative research to inform development of a new diagnostic for soil-transmitted helminths: Going beyond the laboratory to ensure access to a needed product.

Autor: Helen L Storey, Neha Agarwal, Jason Cantera, Allison Golden, Kerry Gallo, Tara Herrick, Vicente Belizario, Jimmy Kihara, Charles Mwandawiro, Bill Cadwallader, Tala de Los Santos

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 5, p e0007372 (2019)

Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) affect more than 1.5 billion people. The global strategy to control STH infections requires periodic mass drug administration (MDA) based on prevalence among populations at risk determined by diagnostic testing. Wide

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/ee5cfb50f92149188ddad4a5e110aa13

Formative research to inform development of a new diagnostic for soil-transmitted helminths: Going beyond the laboratory to ensure access to a needed product

Autor: Tala de los Santos, Tara Herrick, Allison Golden, Bill Cadwallader, Helen L. Storey, Charles Mwandawiro, Jason L. Cantera, Vicente Y. Belizario, Jimmy H. Kihara, Kerry Gallo, Neha Agarwal

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 5, p e0007372 (2019)
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) affect more than 1.5 billion people. The global strategy to control STH infections requires periodic mass drug administration (MDA) based on prevalence among populations at risk determined by diagnostic testing. Wide

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::7499d1dec32f6143cd9f1d30a9137652
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007372

Commentary by Spear, R. on Integration of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for the Prevention and Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Rationale for Inter-Sectoral Collaboration: Can the Control of NTDs Profit from a Good WASH?

Autor: Jennifer Platt, Sandy Cairncross, Juerg Utzinger, Chad MacArthur, Julie Jacobson, Stephanie Ogden, Yael Velleman, Sharon L. Roy, John M. Colford, Rebecca Fishman, Kerry Gallo, Gagik Karapetyan, Asrat G. Amnie, Patrick J. Lammie, Jack E. T. Grimes, Peter Lochery, Paul M. Emerson, Rafael Callejas, Daniel Abbott, Colin Beckwith, Anupama Tantri, Jan Willem Rosenboom, Alan Fenwick, Brooks Keene, Darren Saywell, Matthew C. Freeman, Sarina Prabasi, Lisa Schechtman, David G. Addiss, Helen H. Petach

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 7, Iss 9, p e2439 (2013)
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, vol 7, iss 9
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol 7, iss 9

Improvements of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and appropriate health-seeking behavior are necessary for achieving sustained control, elimination, or eradication of many neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Indeed, the global str

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3784463?pdf=render