STH Publications

Published: November 26, 2023 | File type: PDF

Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Uganda: Results from population-based prevalence surveys in five districts

Benjamin Tinkitina, Prudence Beinamaryo, Moses Adriko, Betty Nabatte, Moses Arinaitwe, Alfred Mubangizi, Paul Emerson, Sanjaya Dhakal, Kristin M. Sullivan

In March and May of 2022, we conducted follow-up surveys in five districts to determine how well the deworming campaigns have reduced infection prevalence in these communities. Among surveyed groups … Read more Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Uganda: Results from population-based prevalence surveys in five districts

Published: January 26, 2023 | File type: PDF

Interventions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for preventing soil-transmitted helminth infection (Review)

Joshua V Garn, Jennifer L Wilkers, Ashley A Meehan, Lisa M Pfadenhauer, Jacob Burns, Rubina Imtiaz, Matthew C Freeman

Published on the Cochrane Library’s Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the review Interventions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for preventing soil-transmitted helminth infection was written by Garn et al. … Read more Interventions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for preventing soil-transmitted helminth infection (Review)

Published: April 4, 2022 | File type: PDF

Post-intervention epidemiology of STH in Bangladesh: Data to sustain the gains

Sanjaya Dhakal, Mohammad Jahirul Karim, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Jasmine Irish, Mujibur Rahman, Cara Tupps, Ashraful Kabir, Rubina Imtiaz

Dhakal, S., Karim, M.J., Kawsar, A.A., Irish, J., Rahman, M., Tupps, C., Kabir, A., Imtiaz, R. (2020). Post-intervention epidemiology of STH in Bangladesh: Data to sustain the gains. PLOS Neglected … Read more Post-intervention epidemiology of STH in Bangladesh: Data to sustain the gains

Published: January 17, 2021 | File type: PDF

Post-intervention epidemiology of STH in Bangladesh: Data to sustain the gains

Sanjaya Dhakal, Mohammad Jahirul Karim, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Jasmine Irish, Mujibur Rahman, Cara Tupps, Ashraful Kabir, Rubina Imtiaz

The government of Bangladesh conducted school-based mass drug administration (MDA) for over 10 years to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. School-based evaluations of MDA indicate a reduction in STH burden … Read more Post-intervention epidemiology of STH in Bangladesh: Data to sustain the gains

Published: December 6, 2020 | File type: External Link

First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study

Piet Cools, Lisette van Lieshout, Rob Koelewijn, David Addiss, Sitara S. R. Ajjampur, Mio Ayana, Richard S. Bradbury, Jason L. Cantera, Daniel Dana, Kerstin Fischer, Rubina Imtiaz, Joyce Kabagenyi, James Lok, James McCarthy, Rojelio Mejia, Zeleke Mekonnen, Sammy M. Njenga, Nurulhasanah Othman, Hongguang Shao, Rebecca Traub, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Jozef Vercruysse, Johnny Vlaminck, Steven A. Williams, Jaco J. Verweij, Jaap J. van Hellemond, Bruno Levecke

Cools P, van Lieshout L, Koelewijn R, Addiss D, Ajjampur SSR, et al. (2020) First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study. PLOS … Read more First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study

Published: August 27, 2020 | File type: PDF

Forward planning for disaster-related mass gatherings amid COVID-19

Shahul H Ebrahim, N M Mujeeb Rahman, Rubina Imtiaz, Ernesto Gozzer, Saleh A Alqahtani, Yusuf Ahmed, Ziad A Memish

Ebrahim, S.H., Mujeeb Rahman,N.M., Imtiaz,R., Gozzer, E., Alqahtani,S.A., Ahmed,Y., emish, Z.A. (2020). Forward planning for disaster-related mass gatherings amid COVID-19. The Lancet Planetary Health.

Published: July 21, 2020 | File type: External Link

Post-intervention Epidemiology of STH in Bangladesh: data to sustain the gains

Rubina Imtiaz, Sanjaya Dhakal, Mohammad Jahirul Karim, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Jasmine Irish, Muhammad Mujibur Rahman, Cara Tupps, Ashraful Kabir

Imtiaz, R., Dhakal, S., Karim, M. J., et al. Post-intervention Epidemiology of STH in Bangladesh: data to sustain the gains. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.17.208355. This article is a preprint and has not … Read more Post-intervention Epidemiology of STH in Bangladesh: data to sustain the gains

Published: June 18, 2020 | File type: PDF

All Hands on Deck: A Synchronized Whole-of-World Approach for COVID-19 Mitigation

Shahul H Ebrahim, MD, PhD, Jiatong Zhuo MD, MSc, Ernesto Gozzer MD, MSc, Qanta A. Ahmed MD, FCCP, Rubina Imtiaz MD, et al.

Shahul H Ebrahim, MD, PhD, Jiatong Zhuo MD, MSc, Ernesto Gozzer MD, MSc, Qanta A. Ahmed MD, FCCP, Rubina Imtiaz MD, et al. (2020). All Hands on Deck: A Synchronized … Read more All Hands on Deck: A Synchronized Whole-of-World Approach for COVID-19 Mitigation

Published: May 12, 2020 | File type: PDF

Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in four districts in Bangladesh: household cluster surveys of prevalence and intervention status.

Stacy L. Davlin, Alexander H. Jones , Sanya Tahmina, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Anand Joshi, Sazid I. Zaman , Muhammad M. Rahman , Bozena M. Morawski , Michael S. Deming, Rubina Imtiaz and Mohammad J. Karim

Davlin, S.L., Jones, A.H., Tahmina, S. et al. Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in four districts in Bangladesh: household cluster surveys of prevalence and intervention status. BMC Public Health 20, 672 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08755-w

Published: February 10, 2020 | File type: PDF

Risk map development for soil-transmitted helminth infections in Argentina.

Eliana M. Alvarez Di Fino, Jorge Rubio, Marcelo C. Abril, Ximena Porcasi, María V. Periago

Eliana M. Alvarez Di Fino, Jorge Rubio, Marcelo C. Abril, Ximena Porcasi, María V. Periago. Risk map development for soil-transmitted helminth infections in Argentina. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. DOI: 0008000.

Published: January 30, 2020 | File type: PDF

Ruling out early trimester pregnancy when implementing community-based deworming programs

Kariane St-Denis, Brittany Blouin, Elham Rahme, Martin Casapia, Antonio Montresor, Denise Mupfasoni, Pamela Sabina Mbabazi, Theresa W. Gyorkos.

Kariane St-Denis, Brittany Blouin, Elham Rahme, Martin Casapia, Antonio Montresor, Denise Mupfasoni, Pamela Sabina Mbabazi, Theresa W. Gyorkos. Ruling out early trimester pregnancy when implementing community-based deworming programs. PLOS Neglected … Read more Ruling out early trimester pregnancy when implementing community-based deworming programs

Published: November 5, 2019 | File type: PDF

Peer Review Report: Insights from quantitative analysis and mathematical modelling on the proposed WHO 2030 goals for soil-transmitted helminths [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Rubina Imtiaz

Imtiaz R. Peer Review Report: Insights from quantitative analysis and mathematical modelling on the proposed WHO 2030 goals for soil-transmitted helminths [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. Gates Open Res … Read more Peer Review Report: Insights from quantitative analysis and mathematical modelling on the proposed WHO 2030 goals for soil-transmitted helminths [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Published: April 11, 2019 | File type: PDF

Challenges and opportunities for control and elimination of soil-transmitted helminth infection beyond 2020

Matthew Freeman, Oladele Okogun, Vicente Belazario, Simon Brooker, Theresa Gyorkos, Rubina Imtiaz, Alejandro Krolewiecki, Seung Lee, Sultani Matendechero, Rachel Pullan Juerg Utzinger

Matthew Freeman, Oladele Okogun, Vicente Belazario, Simon Brooker, Theresa Gyorkos, Rubina Imtiaz, Alejandro Krolewiecki, Seung Lee, Sultani Matendechero, Rachel Pullan Juerg Utzinger. Challenges and opportunities for control and elimination of … Read more Challenges and opportunities for control and elimination of soil-transmitted helminth infection beyond 2020

Published: November 21, 2018 | File type: PDF

The right to deworming: The case for girls and women of reproductive age

Theresa W. Gyorkos, Antonio Montresor , Vicente Belizario, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Mark Bradley, Simon J. Brooker, Martin Casapia, Philip Cooper, Sila Deb, Nicolas L. Gilbert, Rubina Imtiaz, Virak Khieu, Stefanie Knopp, Ornella Lincetto, Layla S. Mofid, Denise Mupfasoni, Cori Vail, Jozef Vercruysse

Gyorkos, T., Montresor, A., Belizario, V., et al. (2018). The right to deworming: The case for girls and women of reproductive age. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(11), p.e0006740

Published: August 14, 2018 | File type: PDF

Toward the 2020 goal of soil-transmitted helminthiasis control and elimination.

Sören L. Becker, Harvy Joy Liwanag, Jedidiah S. Snyder, Oladele Akogun, Vicente Belizario. Jr, Matthew C. Freeman,Theresa W. Gyorkos, Rubina Imtiaz, Jennifer Keiser, Alejandro Krolewiecki, Bruno Levecke, Charles Mwandawiro, Rachel L. Pullan, David G. Addiss, Jürg Utzinger

Becker SL, Liwanag HJ, Snyder JS, Akogun O, Belizario. V Jr, et al. (2018) Toward the 2020 goal of soil-transmitted helminthiasis control and elimination. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 12(8): e0006606.

Published: June 22, 2018 | File type: PDF

Risk of adverse swallowing events and choking during deworming for preschool-aged children

James Wyatt Kernell, Rosalie V. DePaola, Alec M. Maglione, Lacey N. Ahern, Naomi G. Penney, David G. Addiss

Kernell, J., DePaola, R., Maglione, A., Ahern, L., Penney, N. and Addiss, D. (2018). Risk of adverse swallowing events and choking during deworming for preschool-aged children. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, … Read more Risk of adverse swallowing events and choking during deworming for preschool-aged children

Published: May 31, 2018 | File type: PDF

Deworming in pre-school age children: A global empirical analysis of health outcomes

Nathan C. Lo, Jedidiah Snyder, David G. Addiss, Sam Heft-Neal, Jason R. Andrews, Eran Bendavid

Lo NC, Snyder J, Addiss DG, Heft-Neal S, Andrews JR, et al. (2018) Deworming in pre-school age children: A global empirical analysis of health outcomes. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 12(5): … Read more Deworming in pre-school age children: A global empirical analysis of health outcomes

Published: September 4, 2017 | File type: PDF

Soil-transmitted helminth infections

Peter Mark Jourdan, Poopy H L Lamberton, Alan Fenwick, and David G. Addiss

Jourdan, P., Lamberton, P., Fenwick, A. and Addiss, D. (2017). Soil-transmitted helminth infections. [online] The Lancet.

Published: November 30, 2016 | File type: PDF

A call to strengthen the global strategy for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: the time is now

Nathan C Lo, David G Addiss , Peter J Hotez , Charles H King , J Russell Stothard , Darin S Evans , Daniel G Colley , William Lin , Jean T Coulibaly , Amaya L Bustinduy , Giovanna Raso , Eran Bendavid , Isaac I Bogoch , Alan Fenwick , Lorenzo Savioli , David Molyneux , Jürg Utzinger , Jason R Andrews

Lo NC, Addiss DG, Hotez PJ, King CH, Stothard JR, Evans DS, Colley DG, Lin W, Coulibaly JT, Bustinduy AL, Reso G, Bendavid E, Bococh II, Fenwick A, Savioli L, … Read more A call to strengthen the global strategy for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: the time is now

Published: November 17, 2016 | File type: PDF

[Presentation] Multi-drug regimes for soil-transmitted helminthiasis control. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting

David G. Addiss

[Presentation] David Addiss. Multi-drug regimes for soil-transmitted helminthiasis control. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting. November 2016. Atlanta, GA.

STH Publications

Published: November 26, 2023 | File type: PDF

Benjamin Tinkitina, Prudence Beinamaryo, Moses Adriko, Betty Nabatte, Moses Arinaitwe, Alfred Mubangizi, Paul Emerson, Sanjaya Dhakal, Kristin M. Sullivan

Published: January 26, 2023 | File type: PDF

Joshua V Garn, Jennifer L Wilkers, Ashley A Meehan, Lisa M Pfadenhauer, Jacob Burns, Rubina Imtiaz, Matthew C Freeman

Published: April 4, 2022 | File type: PDF

Sanjaya Dhakal, Mohammad Jahirul Karim, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Jasmine Irish, Mujibur Rahman, Cara Tupps, Ashraful Kabir, Rubina Imtiaz

Published: January 17, 2021 | File type: PDF

Sanjaya Dhakal, Mohammad Jahirul Karim, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Jasmine Irish, Mujibur Rahman, Cara Tupps, Ashraful Kabir, Rubina Imtiaz

Published: December 6, 2020 | File type: External Link

Published: August 27, 2020 | File type: PDF

Shahul H Ebrahim, N M Mujeeb Rahman, Rubina Imtiaz, Ernesto Gozzer, Saleh A Alqahtani, Yusuf Ahmed, Ziad A Memish

Published: July 21, 2020 | File type: External Link

Rubina Imtiaz, Sanjaya Dhakal, Mohammad Jahirul Karim, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Jasmine Irish, Muhammad Mujibur Rahman, Cara Tupps, Ashraful Kabir

Published: June 18, 2020 | File type: PDF

Shahul H Ebrahim, MD, PhD, Jiatong Zhuo MD, MSc, Ernesto Gozzer MD, MSc, Qanta A. Ahmed MD, FCCP, Rubina Imtiaz MD, et al.

Published: May 12, 2020 | File type: PDF

Stacy L. Davlin, Alexander H. Jones , Sanya Tahmina, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Anand Joshi, Sazid I. Zaman , Muhammad M. Rahman , Bozena M. Morawski , Michael S. Deming, Rubina Imtiaz and Mohammad J. Karim

Published: February 10, 2020 | File type: PDF

Eliana M. Alvarez Di Fino, Jorge Rubio, Marcelo C. Abril, Ximena Porcasi, María V. Periago

Published: January 30, 2020 | File type: PDF

Kariane St-Denis, Brittany Blouin, Elham Rahme, Martin Casapia, Antonio Montresor, Denise Mupfasoni, Pamela Sabina Mbabazi, Theresa W. Gyorkos.

Published: November 5, 2019 | File type: PDF

Rubina Imtiaz

Published: April 11, 2019 | File type: PDF

Matthew Freeman, Oladele Okogun, Vicente Belazario, Simon Brooker, Theresa Gyorkos, Rubina Imtiaz, Alejandro Krolewiecki, Seung Lee, Sultani Matendechero, Rachel Pullan Juerg Utzinger

Published: November 21, 2018 | File type: PDF

Theresa W. Gyorkos, Antonio Montresor , Vicente Belizario, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Mark Bradley, Simon J. Brooker, Martin Casapia, Philip Cooper, Sila Deb, Nicolas L. Gilbert, Rubina Imtiaz, Virak Khieu, Stefanie Knopp, Ornella Lincetto, Layla S. Mofid, Denise Mupfasoni, Cori Vail, Jozef Vercruysse

Published: August 14, 2018 | File type: PDF

Sören L. Becker, Harvy Joy Liwanag, Jedidiah S. Snyder, Oladele Akogun, Vicente Belizario. Jr, Matthew C. Freeman,Theresa W. Gyorkos, Rubina Imtiaz, Jennifer Keiser, Alejandro Krolewiecki, Bruno Levecke, Charles Mwandawiro, Rachel L. Pullan, David G. Addiss, Jürg Utzinger

Published: June 22, 2018 | File type: PDF

James Wyatt Kernell, Rosalie V. DePaola, Alec M. Maglione, Lacey N. Ahern, Naomi G. Penney, David G. Addiss

Published: May 31, 2018 | File type: PDF

Nathan C. Lo, Jedidiah Snyder, David G. Addiss, Sam Heft-Neal, Jason R. Andrews, Eran Bendavid

Published: September 4, 2017 | File type: PDF

Peter Mark Jourdan, Poopy H L Lamberton, Alan Fenwick, and David G. Addiss

Published: November 30, 2016 | File type: PDF

Published: November 17, 2016 | File type: PDF

David G. Addiss

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