Defining optimal implementation packages for delivering community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths with high coverage

• Main Authors: Marie-Claire (Author), Kumudha Aruldas (Author), Euripide Avokpaho (Author), Chawanangwa Maherebe Chirambo (Author), Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan (Author), Parfait Houngbégnon (Author), Comlanvi Innocent Togbevi (Author), Félicien Chabi (Author), Providence Nindi (Author), James Simwanza (Author), Jabaselvi Johnson (Author), Edward J. Miech (Author), Khumbo Kalua (Author), Moudachirou Ibikounlé (Author), Sitara S. R. Ajjampur (Author), Bryan J. Weiner (Author), Judd L. Walson (Author), Arianna Rubin Means (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Recent evidence suggests that community-wide mass drug administration (MDA) may interrupt the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths (STH), a group of intestinal worms that infect 1.5 billion individuals globally. Although current operational guidelines provide best practices...