Odds, challenges and new approaches in the control of helminthiasis, an Asian study
The time is passing, and the worms are still a major struggle for local people in Asian countries, especially the less empowered and in a situation of social vulnerability. We are working in the field in Laos, Thailand, and the Philippines where the usual control programs based only on human treatme...
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| author | Marcello Otake Sato Poom Adsakwattana Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla Jun Kobayashi Megumi Sato Tiengkhan Pongvongsa Raffy Jay C. Fornillos Jitra Waikagul |
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| description | The time is passing, and the worms are still a major struggle for local people in Asian countries, especially the less empowered and in a situation of social vulnerability. We are working in the field in Laos, Thailand, and the Philippines where the usual control programs based only on human treatment are partially effective. Areas with mass drug administration could diminish, but not eliminate STHs of endemic areas. The persistence of helminthic NTDs in the environment and animal hosts makes the eradication a very difficult task. Great changes in the landscapes of endemic areas, such as construction of dams, can change the fauna and the lifestyle of local people. Those changes can improve infrastructure, but it can also lead to social vulnerability. The challenge, then, is to conceive new and directed control programs for helminthiasis based on multi- and transdisciplinary approaches diminishing the health gap in a globalized world. In this short review, we summarize the actual scenario concerning the main helminths in Southeast Asia and how an environmental DNA approach and the use of GIS could contribute to surveillance and control programs. Keywords: Neglected tropical diseases, Worms, Social vulnerability, Environmental DNA, GIS, One-health, Ecohealth |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f52a0bedbe44d458e30cb4c61e6d2e92022-12-21T23:59:12ZengElsevierParasite Epidemiology and Control2405-67312019-02-014Odds, challenges and new approaches in the control of helminthiasis, an Asian studyMarcello Otake Sato0Poom Adsakwattana1Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla2Jun Kobayashi3Megumi Sato4Tiengkhan Pongvongsa5Raffy Jay C. Fornillos6Jitra Waikagul7Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Japan; Corresponding author at: Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandDNA Barcoding Laboratory, Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines; Natural Sciences Research Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman, P. Velasquez St. Diliman, Quezon City, PhilippinesDepartment of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, JapanGraduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, JapanStation of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology of Savannakhet Province, Savannakhet, Lao Democratic People's RepublicDNA Barcoding Laboratory, Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines; Natural Sciences Research Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman, P. Velasquez St. Diliman, Quezon City, PhilippinesDepartment of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandThe time is passing, and the worms are still a major struggle for local people in Asian countries, especially the less empowered and in a situation of social vulnerability. We are working in the field in Laos, Thailand, and the Philippines where the usual control programs based only on human treatment are partially effective. Areas with mass drug administration could diminish, but not eliminate STHs of endemic areas. The persistence of helminthic NTDs in the environment and animal hosts makes the eradication a very difficult task. Great changes in the landscapes of endemic areas, such as construction of dams, can change the fauna and the lifestyle of local people. Those changes can improve infrastructure, but it can also lead to social vulnerability. The challenge, then, is to conceive new and directed control programs for helminthiasis based on multi- and transdisciplinary approaches diminishing the health gap in a globalized world. In this short review, we summarize the actual scenario concerning the main helminths in Southeast Asia and how an environmental DNA approach and the use of GIS could contribute to surveillance and control programs. Keywords: Neglected tropical diseases, Worms, Social vulnerability, Environmental DNA, GIS, One-health, Ecohealthhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673118300485 |
| spellingShingle | Marcello Otake Sato Poom Adsakwattana Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla Jun Kobayashi Megumi Sato Tiengkhan Pongvongsa Raffy Jay C. Fornillos Jitra Waikagul Odds, challenges and new approaches in the control of helminthiasis, an Asian study Parasite Epidemiology and Control |
| title | Odds, challenges and new approaches in the control of helminthiasis, an Asian study |
| title_full | Odds, challenges and new approaches in the control of helminthiasis, an Asian study |
| title_fullStr | Odds, challenges and new approaches in the control of helminthiasis, an Asian study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Odds, challenges and new approaches in the control of helminthiasis, an Asian study |
| title_short | Odds, challenges and new approaches in the control of helminthiasis, an Asian study |
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