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Deworming achieves progress towards 2030 NTD goals sub-Saharan Africa We would like to start the new year with good news - there has been great progress towards targets of eliminating soil-transmitted helminths in sub-Saharan Africa but there is still some work to be done. 8 Jan 2021 A Pokot woman swallows a dose of deworming medicine in Riongo, Kenya (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roger S. Duncan) Soil-transmitted helminths is a group of parasitic worms that include the roundworm ( Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworm ( Necator americanus and  Ancylostoma duodenale...

BugBitten Schistosoma haematobium infection: what is required to achieve morbidity control and elimination? Using an individual based stochastic model and data from two different age-intensity profiles of infection prevalence and intensity, we explore the effect of mass drug treatment (MDA) on S. haematobium and examine whether we can achieve the WHO goals of morbidity control and elimination as a public health problem by using the current guidelines. 22 Dec 2020 Figure 1: Distribution of S. haematobium in Africa in 2018 as reported by the Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglec...