Posted: March 25, 2025

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

On October 18–19, 2016, the Committee convened for 2 days in Basel, Switzerland, to review and discuss advances in operational research, anthelmintic treatment options, and diagnostic tools and strategies. Furthermore, programmatic and strategic challenges in global control efforts were debated. Here, we present the recommendations arising from this meeting and highlight challenges and potential solutions on the road toward the 2020 goal of soil-transmitted helminthiasis control and elimination and beyond.

Becker SL, Liwanag HJ, Snyder JS, Akogun O, Belizario. V, Jr, Freeman MC, et al. (2018) Toward the 2020 goal of soil-transmitted helminthiasis control and elimination. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 12(8): e0006606. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006606