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Title: | Progress in the prevention and control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis |
Authors: | Albonico, M. Engels, D. Montresor, A. Cromptons, D.W.T. de Silva, N.R. Savioli, L. |
Keywords: | helminthiasis |
Issue Date: | 2002 |
Publisher: | Societa Italiana di Medicina Tropicale |
Citation: | Giornale Italiano di Medicina Tropicale. 2002; 7(1-4):11-20. |
Abstract: | ABSTRACT: In the last two decades important progress have been made in the understanding the epidemiology and the disease burden of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted nematodes infection. In addition, practical tools for disease control have been developed and a strategy for the prevention and control of morbidy of schistosomaisis and soil-transmitted nematodes infection has been endorsed by the World Health Organization. This paper presents the recent progress in the prevention and control of these infections: the estimates of chronic and subtle morbidity in high risk groups and the evidence that these chronic and severe sequelae of infections can be reversed by appropriate treatment; the use of anthelminthic drugs during pregnancy and lactation; the relevance to control morbidity due to these infections also in pre-school children; the efficacy of anthelminthic drugs and the possible threat of drug resistance; price, quality and accessibility of treatment by delivering drugs through the school system and ways of reaching also non enrolled school-age children. Finally, the strategy, targets and recommendations of the World Health Organization for the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted nematodes infection are described. |
Description: | Not Indexed in MEDLINE. In Scopus. |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/21695 |
ISSN: | 03943445 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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