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. 2019 Apr 11;13(4):e0007201.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007201. eCollection 2019 Apr.

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

Matthew C Freeman  1 , Oladele Akogun  2 , Vicente Belizario Jr  3 , Simon J Brooker  4 , Theresa W Gyorkos  5 , Rubina Imtiaz  6 , Alejandro Krolewiecki  7 , Seung Lee  8 , Sultani H Matendechero  9 , Rachel L Pullan  10 , Jürg Utzinger  11   12
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Challenges and opportunities for control and elimination of soil-transmitted helminth infection beyond 2020

Matthew C Freeman et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Progress for PC coverage (by country) in SAC and where STH infection is no longer considered a public health problem (MHI <1%).
Source: 2016 PC data from WHO. * Country with detailed epidemiologic information available. MHI, moderate or heavy infection; PC, preventive chemotherapy; SAC, school-age children; STH, soil-transmitted helminth.
Fig 2
Fig 2. Global PSAC treatment and coverage, 2006–2016.
Source: WHO PC Databank, PSAC PC coverage data from 2006–2016; http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/preventive_chemotherapy/lf/en/. * Coverage is calculated by dividing the number of children requiring PC and treated by the total number of children in need of PC. PC, preventive chemotherapy; PSAC, preschool children; WHO, World Health Organization.
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