Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in the Wolaita zone in Southern Ethiopia: mid-stage evaluation of the Geshiyaro project and progress towards the interruption of transmission
The reduction in the prevalence and intensity of STH in Arms 1 and 2 revealed steady progress towards transmission interruption based on cMDA intervention, but additional efforts with MDA coverage and WaSH interventions are needed to achieve a prevalence threshold < 2% based on the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) diagnostic method.
Authors
- Ewnetu Firdawek Liyew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3918-4885)
- Birhan Mengistu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8690-1601)
- Kebede Deribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8526-6996)
- Melkie Chernet
- Adugna Tamiru
- Roy M. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9528-3175)
- Benjamin Collyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6773-408X)
- Rosie Maddren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9363-3103)
- Getachew Tollera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5575-8439)
- Geremew Tasew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2797-824X)
- Kathryn Forbes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6882-7184)
- Mihretab Salasibew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9915-1903)
- Ufaysa Anjulo
- Teshale Yadeta
- Zelalem Mehari
Institutions
- Children's Investment Fund Foundation (GB)
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute (ET)
- London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06422-2
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00