Koukounari, Artemis and Hollingsworth, T. Déirdre (2017) A strengthening evidence-base for mass deworming, but questions remain. The Lancet, 389 (10066). pp. 231-233. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32452-7 ISSN 0140-6736.

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Abstract

Soil-transmitted helminths, a group of three intestinal parasitic worms, are estimated to affect about a billion people worldwide, predominantly in low-income settings. The world's largest deworming programme is the lymphatic filariasis elimination programme, which combines community-wide treatment with drugs that target soil-transmitted helminths. As these programmes are scaled back because of successful control of lymphatic filariasis, the question of whether and how to continue or expand deworming for soil-transmitted helminths, usually delivered through school-based deworming programmes, remains to be answered.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Mathematics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Preventive health services, Evidence-based medicine
Journal or Publication Title:	The Lancet
Publisher:	Lancet Publishing Group
ISSN:	0140-6736
Official Date:	21 January 2017
Dates:	Date Event 21 January 2017 Published 13 December 2016 Available 2 November 2016 Accepted
Volume:	389
Number:	10066
Page Range:	pp. 231-233
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32452-7
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	5 January 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access:	13 June 2017

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