Twenty years of soil-transmitted helminths and schistosome infection control in Ethiopia
Soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis are the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases. In Ethiopia alone they infect approximately 36 million and 5 million individuals respectively. Ethiopia has set ambitious targets of elimination. A new systematic review analyses the national progress toward these over the past 20 years.
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Soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosomiasis
Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis (SCH) are the most widespread neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) globally, with 1.5 billion and 240 million individuals estimated to be infected worldwide. In Ethiopia, 36 million and 5 million individuals are currently infected with STH and SCH. STH collectively refers to roundworm (A