Worldwide, an estimated 880 million children need treatment for soil-transmitted helminthiases. A new paper shows how implementing preventive… Read more »
A recent study evaluated characteristics of effective community medicine distributors during mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases
For two decades albendazole has been donated for lymphatic filariasis mass treatment programs. An updated Cochrane Review… Read more »
The WHO’s Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis aims to eliminate this Neglected Tropical Disease through mass drug… Read more »
Schistosomiasis affects over 200 million people, yet it is a highly focal disease, with the likelihood of re-infection… Read more »
In the control of parasitic diseases, the correct diagnostic tool at the right time will accurately assess the burden of disease,… Read more »
The details of the debate on mass deworming in high-risk communities
Blindness due to a bacterial infection that causes trachoma is a serious problem worldwide. The currently recommended number of… Read more »
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