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National mapping of soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections in Ethiopia.

Gemechu Tadesse LetaKalkidan MeketeYonas WuletawAbeba GebretsadikHeven SimeSindew MekashaAdugna WoyessaOumer ShafiJozef VercruysseJack E T GrimesIain GardinerMichael FrenchBruno LeveckeLesley DrakeWendy HarrisonAlan Fenwick
Published in: Parasites & vectors (2020)
The results confirm that Ethiopia is endemic for both STHs and SCH, posing a significant public health problem. Following the WHO recommendations on mass drug administration, 18 and 14 million school-aged children are in need of MDA for STHs and SCH, respectively, based on the number of SACs that live on the eligible geographical areas.
Keyphrases
  • drug administration
  • public health
  • physical activity
  • young adults
  • mental health
  • breast cancer cells
  • clinical practice
  • high density
  • global health
  • mass spectrometry
  • cell proliferation
  • high school
  • pi k akt