Intensifying responsiveness towards neglected intestinal helminth infections in a resource-constrained setting

Abstract Neglected intestinal helminth infections afflict the marginalized communities in Asia. Since 2004, growing body of evidence in Myanmar indicated high prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections (30–40%) among school children. Co-existence of STH (23%) with food-borne trematode...

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Published in:Tropical Medicine and Health
Main Authors: Khin Thet Wai, Kay Thwe Han, Tin Oo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017
Subjects:
Neglected intestinal helminth infections
Resource-constrained settings
Transmission elimination plan
Research gaps
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-017-0053-x
https://doaj.org/article/830d17264b3e43f0b4002997cdbdfb75
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Summary:Abstract Neglected intestinal helminth infections afflict the marginalized communities in Asia. Since 2004, growing body of evidence in Myanmar indicated high prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections (30–40%) among school children. Co-existence of STH (23%) with food-borne trematodes was noted among 383 pregnant women in a selected township in 2012–2014 followed by molecular verification of very low prevalence of schistosome infection (<5%) in the same study site in 2016. The success of transmission elimination plans may depend upon sensitive diagnostic tools to detect persistent infections and polyparasitism. Addressing the research gaps in vulnerable sites requires an increased investment in resource-constrained settings.

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