Progress in the prevention and control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis.
Parasitol Int
; 53(2): 103-13, 2004 Jun.
Article
de En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15081942
ABSTRACT
In the last two decades important progress has 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.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Schistosomiase
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Sol
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Nématodoses
Type d'étude:
Guideline
Limites:
Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Pregnancy
Langue:
En
Journal:
Parasitol Int
Sujet du journal:
PARASITOLOGIA
Année:
2004
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Suisse