A Research Agenda for the Control & Elimination of Human Helminthiases
More than half of the world's population is at risk of helminthiases, and millions of people are currently infected with one or more helminth species. Consequences of infection include suffering, stigmatization, morbidity, and premature death. These infections are associated with low work productivity, poor cognitive performance, and slow socioeconomic development, thereby contributing to accentuate poverty and inequality.The Disease Reference Group on Helminth Infections (DRG4) put forward a series of reviews that, taken together, outline a compelling research and development (R&D) agenda for the control and elimination of helminth diseases of humans. Additionally, an editorial from Jürg Utzinger gives emphasis to the importance of continued research on these diseases.
Image Credit: Images by (from left) Centers for Disease Control, Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Banchob Sripa (Khon Kaen University, Thailand)
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases A Research and Development Agenda for the Control and Elimination of Human Helminthiases
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Image credit(clockwise from top left) Centers for Disease Control, Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Banchob Sripa (Khon Kaen University, Thailand), Dr. Héctor H. García (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru), WHO/TDR/OCP, Dr. Mark L. Eberhard (CDC/CGH/DPDM, Atlanta, USA)PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Intervention for Control and Elimination
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Diagnostics for Control and Elimination Programmes
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: The Problem of Helminthiases
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Social Ecology, Environmental Determinants, and Health Systems
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Modelling for Control and Elimination
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Towards Control and Elimination