Defining stopping criteria for ending randomized clinical trials that investigate the interruption of transmission of soil-transmitted helminths employing mass drug administration.

Defining stopping criteria for ending randomized clinical trials that investigate the interruption of transmission of soil-transmitted helminths employing mass drug administration.

The current World Health Organization strategy to address soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in children is based on morbidity control through routine deworming of school and pre-school aged children. However, given that transmission continues to occur as a result of persistent reservoirs of...

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Main Authors: Marleen Werkman, Jaspreet Toor, Carolin Vegvari, James E Wright, James E Truscott, Kristjana H Ásbjörnsdóttir, Arianna Rubin Means, Judd L Walson, Roy M Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006864

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006864

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