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   A research agenda for helminth diseases of humans: Intervention for control and elimination  
   
نویسنده prichard r.k. ,basáñez m.-g. ,boatin b.a. ,mccarthy j.s. ,garcía h.h. ,yang g.-j. ,sripa b. ,lustigman s.
منبع plos neglected tropical diseases - 2012 - دوره : 6 - شماره : 4
چکیده    Recognising the burden helminth infections impose on human populations,and particularly the poor,major intervention programmes have been launched to control onchocerciasis,lymphatic filariasis,soil-transmitted helminthiases,schistosomiasis,and cysticercosis. the disease reference group on helminth infections (drg4),established in 2009 by the special programme for research and training in tropical diseases (tdr),was given the mandate to review helminthiases research and identify research priorities and gaps. a summary of current helminth control initiatives is presented and available tools are described. most of these programmes are highly dependent on mass drug administration (mda) of anthelmintic drugs (donated or available at low cost) and require annual or biannual treatment of large numbers of at-risk populations,over prolonged periods of time. the continuation of prolonged mda with a limited number of anthelmintics greatly increases the probability that drug resistance will develop,which would raise serious problems for continuation of control and the achievement of elimination. most initiatives have focussed on a single type of helminth infection,but recognition of co-endemicity and polyparasitism is leading to more integration of control. an understanding of the implications of control integration for implementation,treatment coverage,combination of pharmaceuticals,and monitoring is needed. to achieve the goals of morbidity reduction or elimination of infection,novel tools need to be developed,including more efficacious drugs,vaccines,and/or antivectorial agents,new diagnostics for infection and assessment of drug efficacy,and markers for possible anthelmintic resistance. in addition,there is a need for the development of new formulations of some existing anthelmintics (e.g.,paediatric formulations). to achieve ultimate elimination of helminth parasites,treatments for the above mentioned helminthiases,and for taeniasis and food-borne trematodiases,will need to be integrated with monitoring,education,sanitation,access to health services,and where appropriate,vector control or reduction of the parasite reservoir in alternative hosts. based on an analysis of current knowledge gaps and identification of priorities,a research and development agenda for intervention tools considered necessary for control and elimination of human helminthiases is presented,and the challenges to be confronted are discussed. © 2012 prichard et al.
آدرس institute of parasitology,mcgill university,montreal, Canada, department of infectious disease epidemiology,school of public health,faculty of medicine,imperial college london,london, United Kingdom, institute of parasitology,mcgill university,montreal,canada,lymphatic filariasis support centre,department of parasitology,noguchi memorial institute for medical research,university of ghana,legon, Ghana, queensland institute of medical research,university of queensland,herston, Australia, department of microbiology,universidad peruana cayetano heredia,lima, Peru, department of schistosomiasis control,jiangsu institute of parasitic diseases,meiyuan yangxiang,wuxi, China, tropical disease research laboratory,division of experimental pathology,department of pathology,khon kaen university,khon kaen, Thailand, laboratory of molecular parasitology,lindsley f. kimball research institute,new york blood center,new york,ny, United States
 
     
   
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