Assessing the feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths through mass drug administration: The DeWorm3 cluster randomized trial protocol.

• Main Authors: Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir (Author), Sitara S Rao Ajjampur (Author), Roy M Anderson (Author), Robin Bailey (Author), Iain Gardiner (Author), Katherine E Halliday (Author), Moudachirou Ibikounle (Author), Khumbo Kalua (Author), Gagandeep Kang (Author), D Timothy J Littlewood (Author), Adrian J F Luty (Author), Arianna Rubin Means (Author), William Oswald (Author), Rachel L Pullan (Author), Rajiv Sarkar (Author), Fabian Schär (Author), Adam Szpiro (Author), James E Truscott (Author), Marleen Werkman (Author), Elodie Yard (Author), Judd L Walson (Author), DeWorm3 Trials Team (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Current control strategies for soil-transmitted helminths (STH) emphasize morbidity control through mass drug administration (MDA) targeting preschool- and school-age children, women of childbearing age and adults in certain high-risk occupations such as agricultural laborers or miners. This strateg...