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To target helminth elimination, a new consortium of research institutes, universities, not-for-profit organizations, and pharmaceutical companies have joined forces and expertise to establish a research and development pipeline for the development of anthelminthics targeti
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ng nematodes. The focus is on STH as well as onchocerciasis.
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Tis first edition describes the standard operating procedures for health products for NTDs amenable to preventive chemotherapy and the medicines donated to treat them. These include albendazole for lymphatic filariasis and soil-
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transmitted helminthiases; azithromycin for trachoma and yaws; diethylcarbamazine citrate for lymphatic filariasis; ivermectin for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis; mebendazole for soil-transmitted helminthiases; praziquantel for schistosomiasis; and triclabendazole for foodborne trematodiases. Standard operating procedures for diseases amenable to case management will be covered in subsequent editions, including the application process for requesting medicines (Chapter 1). In the meantime, the procedures described in the rest of the document apply for both case management and preventive chemotherapy NTD health products.
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This manual is intended to enable WASH practitioners
who work in Mozambique to contribute to the
reduction of WASH-preventable NTDs.
23 March 2021
The meeting addressed the last key area, that is, determining the best method or combination of diagnostic methods for a control programme for S. stercoralis infections in humans.
Dr Montresor’s presentation highlighted that while there is currently no “gold standard” for the
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diagnosis of S. stercoralis, there is a felt urgency to optimize diagnostic regimens that are currently available, and in the context of population-based testing (as opposed to individual focused diagnostics in clinical settings).
In other words, the diagnostic test(s) should have good accuracy, but we should remember that in public health we do not aim at individual diagnosis: rather, we need a tool that should help to estimate the prevalence in a population.
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This manual summarizes key issues related to the safety of NTD medicines and their administration, with a focus on essential medicines used in mass drug administration (MDA), also called preventive chemotherapy. It can be used as a standalone reference manual, but is intended to be used in conjuncti
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on with the accompanying training modules, which provide practical instruction, and the aide-mémoires. Versions of the aide-mémoires and training modules are available respectively for both (i) programme managers and district-level health officials and (ii) community drug distributors and community health workers
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Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are critical in the prevention and care for all of the 17 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) scheduled for intensified control or elimination by 2020.
Provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene is one of the five key interventions within the global NTD
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roadmap. Yet to date, the WASH component of the strategy has received little attention and the potential to link efforts on WASH and NTDs has been largely untapped.
Focused efforts on WASH are urgently needed if the global NTD roadmap targets are to be met. This is especially needed for NTDs where transmission is most closely linked to poor WASH conditions such as soil-transmitted helminthiasis, schistosomiasis, trachoma and lymphatic filariasis.
This strategy aims to mobilise WASH and NTD actors to work together towards the roadmap targets.
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DEPARTMENT OF CONTROL OF NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
The larval stage of the parasite Taenia solium can encyst in the central nervous system causing neurocysticercosis, which is the main cause of acquired epilepsy in the countries in which the parasite is endemic. Endemic areas are those with the presence (or likely presence) of the full life cycle of
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Taenia solium. The parasite is most prevalent in poor and vulnerable communities in which pigs roam free, open defecation is practiced, basic sanitation is deficient, and health education is absent or limited. Several tools are available for the control of Taenia solium. Preventive chemotherapy for Taenia solium taeniasis, which is directed at the adult tapeworm, is one of them. Other tools focus on pig management, pig vaccination and treatment, sanitation and hygiene, and community education. Three potential drugs—niclosamide, praziquantel, and albendazole—have been considered for use for preventive chemotherapy in Taenia solium taeniasis control programs through mass drug administration or targeted chemotherapy. In this Guideline, we provide recommendations for preventive chemotherapy in Taenia solium-endemic areas using niclosamide, praziquantel, or albendazole, including at which dose and in which population groups.
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L’échinococcose humaine est une maladie parasitaire causée par des ténias du genre Echinococcus. Plus d’un million de personnes sont touchées par l’échinococcose.
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Эхинококкоз человека - это паразитарное заболевание, вызываемое ленточными червями рода Echinococcus. Эхинококкозом болеют более миллиона человек
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Human echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. More than one million people are affected by echinococcosis.
Las geohelmintiasis son una de las parasitosis más comunes en el mundo, y se estima que 1500 millones de personas, el 24 % de la población mundial, están infestadas. Estas infestaciones afectan a las comunidades más pobres y desfavorecidas de zonas tropicales y subtropicales con un acceso defici
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ente a servicios de agua limpia, saneamiento e higiene, y la prevalencia más alta se ha notificado en el África subsahariana, China, América del Sur y Asia. Las geohelmintiasis transmiten a través de los huevos de los parásitos eliminados con las heces fecales de las personas infestadas, que, a su vez, contaminan el suelo en zonas donde el saneamiento es deficiente. Más de 260 millones de niños en edad preescolar, 654 millones de niños en edad escolar, 108 millones de niñas adolescentes y 138,8 millones de embarazadas y madres lactantes viven en zonas donde la transmisión de esos parásitos es intensa y, por esa razón, necesitan tratamientos e intervenciones preventivas.
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Les géohelminthiases comptent parmi les infections les plus courantes dans le monde, plus de 1,5 milliard de personnes, soit près de 24 % de la population mondiale, étant infestées à l’échelle mondiale. Ces infections touchent les communautés les plus pauvres et les plus défavorisées ayan
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t un accès limité à l’eau potable, à l’assainissement et à l’hygiène dans les régions tropicales et subtropicales, la plus forte prévalence étant recensée en Afrique subsaharienne, en Chine, en Amérique du Sud et en Asie. Elles se transmettent par des œufs présents dans les excréments humains, qui contaminent les sols là où les conditions d’assainissement sont insuffisantes. Plus de 260 millions d’enfants d’âge préscolaire, 654 millions d’enfants d’âge scolaire, 108 millions d’adolescentes et 138,8 millions de femmes enceintes ou allaitantes vivent dans des zones où il existe une transmission à grande échelle de ces parasites et nécessitent un traitement et la mise en place de mesures préventives.
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Передающиеся через почву гельминтозы (ППГ) относятся к наиболее распространенным инвазиям во всем мире и, согласно расчетам, поражают 1,5 млрд человек, или 24% мирово
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о населения. Они поражают беднейшие и наиболее обездоленные группы населения, не имеющие полноценного доступа к чистому водоснабжению и санитарно-гигиеническим средствам, на территории тропических и субтропических районов и, по имеющимся данным, наиболее распространены в странах Африки к югу от Сахары, Китае, Южной Америке и Азии. Они передаются через яйца, присутствующие в фекалиях человека, которые в неблагополучных с санитарной точки зрения районах попадают в почву. В районах интенсивной передачи данных паразитов проживает более 260 млн детей дошкольного возраста, 654 млн детей школьного возраста, 108 млн девочек-подростков и 138,8 млн беременных и кормящих грудью женщин, все из которых нуждаются в лечении и профилактике.
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عد عدوى الديدان الطفيلية المنقولة بالتربة من بين أكثر أنواع العدوى شيوعاً في العالم، مع وجود ما يقدّر بـ1,5 مليار شخص مصاب بها في جميع أنحاء العالم، أو ما يعادل 24٪ من
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كان العالم. وتؤثر هذه الإصابات على أفقر المجتمعات وأكثرها حرماناً، حيث تعاني هذه المجتمعات من ضعف فرص الحصول على المياه النظيفة والصرف الصحي والنظافة الصحية في المناطق المدارية وشبه المدارية، مع الإبلاغ عن أعلى معدل انتشار لها في أفريقيا جنوب الصحراء الكبرى والصين وأمريكا الجنوبية وآسيا. وتنتقل العدوى عن طريق البيوض الموجودة في البراز البشري الذي يلوث التربة في المناطق التي تعاني من رداءة مرافق الصرف الصحي. ويعيش أكثر من 260 مليون طفل في سن ما قبل المدرسة، و654 مليون طفل في سن المدرسة، و108 ملايين مراهق، و138,8 مليون حامل ومرضع في مناطق تنتقل فيها هذه الطفيليات بشكل مكثف، ويحتاجون إلى العلاج والتدخلات الوقائية.
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Education and information about ascariasis, including fact sheets and information on prevention and control, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.
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A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. Parasites can cause disease in humans.
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Human echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. More than one million people are affected by echinococcosis.
Website last accessed on 01.07.2023
The National Deworming Day is an initiative of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to make every child in the country worm free. This is one of the largest public health programs reaching large number of children during a short period.
Progress towards achieving the Roadmap targets for control and elimination of the Neglected Tropical Diseases