Prospects and problems of implementation research on soil transmitted helminthes (STHs) infection in Bangladesh
| Main Author: | Nath, Tilak Chandra |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Gadjah Mada
, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://journal.ugm.ac.id/bkm/article/view/35018 https://journal.ugm.ac.id/bkm/article/view/35018/21390 |
Daftar Isi:
- Soil-transmitted helminths are responsible for diseases that thrive where there is poverty and disadvantage. Although rarely fatal, it is recognized as a leading global cause of lifelong disability. To achieve the target set by World Health Assembly, efforts must be intensified to eliminate STH as a public-health problem. Accumulated scientific knowledge and the availability of safe anthelminthics such as mebendazole and albendazole laid the foundation for a global strategy to control STH. However, there are several foreseeable challenges and risks to the success of an MDA-based transmission interruption strategy for STH. Continued progress toward global STH elimination will require solutions to potential obstacles in the most challenging— that is, the poorest—endemic settings like Bangladesh.