Assessing the feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths through mass drug administration: The DeWorm3 cluster randomized trial protocol.

Assessing the feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths through mass drug administration: The DeWorm3 cluster randomized trial protocol.

Current control strategies for soil-transmitted helminths (STH) emphasize morbidity control through mass drug administration (MDA) targeting preschool- and school-age children, women of childbearing age and adults in certain high-risk occupations such as agricultural laborers or miners. This strateg...

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Main Authors: Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir, Sitara S Rao Ajjampur, Roy M Anderson, Robin Bailey, Iain Gardiner, Katherine E Halliday, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Khumbo Kalua, Gagandeep Kang, D Timothy J Littlewood, Adrian J F Luty, Arianna Rubin Means, William Oswald, Rachel L Pullan, Rajiv Sarkar, Fabian Schär, Adam Szpiro, James E Truscott, Marleen Werkman, Elodie Yard, Judd L Walson, DeWorm3 Trials Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5773085?pdf=render

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