Global burden of soil-transmitted helminth infections, 1990–2021
STH infections remain a public health problem in 2021, particularly in regions such as the middle parts of Africa and Americas, and in the 5-19 age populations. The reduction in the rate of prevalence and the loss of DALYs are negatively correlated with the increase in SDI. Enhancing political commitment, providing accurate preventive chemotherapy, and advancing techniques for surveillance and mapping systems are essential to achieve the target of ending STH infections as a public health problem by 2030.
Authors
- Yanfeng Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2540-6560)
- Shi‐Zhu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-5218)
- Yibiao Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4635-0802)
- Qin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-8758)
- Chen Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4330-9716)
Institutions
- National Institute for Parasitic Diseases (CN)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (RU)
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases (VN)
- Institute for Forecasting of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-024-01238-9
- Citations
- 44
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 22.69