Can chemotherapy alone eliminate the transmission of soil transmitted helminths?

Can chemotherapy alone eliminate the transmission of soil transmitted helminths?

Abstract Background Amongst the world’s poorest populations, availability of anthelmintic treatments for the control of soil transmitted helminths (STH) by mass or targeted chemotherapy has increased dramatically in recent years. However, the design of community based treatment programmes to achieve...

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Main Authors: James E Truscott, T Déirdre Hollingsworth, Simon J Brooker, Roy M Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Soil-transmitted helminths
Chemotherapy
Elimination
Mathematical modelling
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-266

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