Baseline soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infection in the Geshiyaro project, Ethiopia: A unique transmission interruption project using biometric fingerprinting for longitudinal individual analysis.

• Main Authors: Anna E Phillips (Author), Alison K Ower (Author), Kalkidan Mekete (Author), Ewnetu Firdawek Liyew (Author), Rosie Maddren (Author), Birhan Mengistu (Author), Ufaysa Anjulo (Author), Melkie Chernet (Author), Julia C Dunn (Author), Hussein Mohammed (Author), Habtamu Belay (Author), Bokretsion Gidey (Author), Geremew Tasew (Author), Gemechu Tadesse (Author), Mihretab Salasibew (Author), Getachew Tollera (Author), Roy Anderson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The Geshiyaro project aims to assess the feasibility of interrupting transmission of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosome (SCH) infection in the Wolaita zone of southern Ethiopia through high coverage community-wide mass drug administration (MDA), in combin...