Piloting a surveillance system to monitor the global patterns of drug efficacy and the emergence of anthelmintic resistance in soil-transmitted helminth control programs: a Starworms study protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

To eliminate soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections as a public health problem, the administration of benzimidazole (BZ) drugs to children has recently intensified. But, as drug pressure increases, the development of anthelmintic drug resistance (AR) becomes a major concern. Currently, there is...

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Main Authors: Johnny Vlaminck, Piet Cools, Marco Albonico, Shaali Ame, Thipphavanh Chanthapaseuth, Vanisaveth Viengxay, Dung Do Trung, Mike Y. Osei-Atweneboana, Elias Asuming-Brempong, Mohammad Jahirul Karim, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Jennifer Keiser, Virak Khieu, Babacar Faye, Innocent Turate, Jean Bosco Mbonigaba, Nadine Ruijeni, Eliah Shema, Ana Luciañez, Ruben Santiago Nicholls, Mohamed Jamsheed, Alexei Mikhailova, Antonio Montresor, Denise Mupfasoni, Aya Yajima, Pauline Ngina Mwinzi, John Gilleard, Roger K. Prichard, Jaco J. Verweij, Jozef Vercruysse, Bruno Levecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2020-03-01
Series:Gates Open Research
Online Access:https://gatesopenresearch.org/articles/4-28/v1