The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030.

• Main Authors: Antonio Montresor (Author), Denise Mupfasoni (Author), Alexei Mikhailov (Author), Pauline Mwinzi (Author), Ana Lucianez (Author), Mohamed Jamsheed (Author), Elkan Gasimov (Author), Supriya Warusavithana (Author), Aya Yajima (Author), Zeno Bisoffi (Author), Dora Buonfrate (Author), Peter Steinmann (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Bruno Levecke (Author), Johnny Vlaminck (Author), Piet Cools (Author), Jozef Vercruysse (Author), Giuseppe Cringoli (Author), Laura Rinaldi (Author), Brittany Blouin (Author), Theresa W Gyorkos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are the most widespread of the neglected tropical diseases, primarily affecting marginalized populations in low- and middle-income countries. More than one billion people are currently infected with STHs. For the control of these infections, the World Healt...