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National Deworming Day – ASHA information Handout

National Health Mission India (2016) C2

National Deworming Day – ASHA information Handout

Integrated community-based intervention for urinary schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children from Caxito, Angola

Lemosa, M.; Fançonya, C.; Moura, S. et al The royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene (2020) C2

Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections are major public health problems. We aimed to study the 6-mo impact of mass drug administration with praziquantel and albendazole on urinary schistosomiasis and STH.We examined children (aged 2–15 y) from one hamlet, who provided urin ... more

Chao Chagas Chile - Audios

Chao Chagas Chile (2023) C2

Website last accessed on 12.03.2023 Hemos considerado relevante la elaboración de audios, para diversificar los formatos a través de los cuales llegar a las personas en general, y a los equipos de salud en particular. Cuidamos que estos sean representativos de las experiencias de las personas q ... more

National Deworming Day – ASHA information Handout - English version

National Health Mission India (2016) C2

National Deworming Day – ASHA information Handout

Current epidemiological evidence for predisposition to high or low intensity human helminth infection: a systematic review

Wright J.E., Werkman M., Dunn J.C. et al Parasites and Vectors (2018) C2

Background: The human helminth infections include ascariasis, trichuriasis, hookworm infections, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis (LF) and onchocerciasis. It is estimated that almost 2 billion people worldwide are infected with helminths. Whilst the WHO treatment guidelines for helminth infecti ... ons are mostly aimed at controlling morbidity, there has been a recent shift with some countries moving towards goals of disease elimination through mass drug administration, especially for LF and onchocerciasis. However, as prevalence is driven lower, treating entire populations may no longer be the most efficient or cost-effective strategy. Instead, it may be beneficial to identify individuals or demographic groups who are persistently infected, often termed as being “predisposed” to infection, and target treatment at them. Methods: The authors searched Embase, MEDLINE, Global Health, and Web of Science for all English language, humanbased papers investigating predisposition to helminth infections published up to October 31st, 2017. The varying definitions used to describe predisposition, and the statistical tests used to determine its presence, are summarised. Evidence for predisposition is presented, stratified by helminth species, and risk factors for predisposition to infection are identified and discussed. Results: In total, 43 papers were identified, summarising results from 34 different studies in 23 countries. Consistent evidence of predisposition to infection with certain species of human helminth was identified. Children were regularly found to experience greater predisposition to Ascaris lumbricoides, Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium than adults. Females were found to be more predisposed to A. lumbricoides infection than were males. Household clustering of infection was identified for A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura and S. japonicum. Ascaris lumbricoides and T. trichiura also showed evidence of familial predisposition. Whilst strong evidence for predisposition to hookworm infection was identified, findings with regards to which groups were affected were considerably more varied than for other helminth species. Conclusion: This review has found consistent evidence of predisposition to heavy (and light) infection for certain human helminth species. However, further research is needed to identify reasons for the reported differences between demographic groups. Molecular epidemiological methods associated with whole genome sequencing to determine ‘who infects whom’ may shed more light on the factors generating predisposition. more

Marco sostenible e integrado para la eliminación de enfermedades transmisibles en la Región de las Américas. Nota conceptual

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2019) C_WHO

El objetivo de esta nota conceptual y del marco que describe es la eliminación de un grupo de enfermedades transmisibles y los efectos negativos sobre la salud que generan que juntos crean una carga tangible en las personas afectadas, sus familias y comunidades, y en los sistemas de atención de sa ... more

From animal use to a mainstay treatment against intestinal worms in humans

World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Website last accessed on 14.04.2023 One of the ongoing challenges with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is that the discovery of medicines to treat them has been very slow. Current global programmes for NTDs largely depend on donated medicines, primarily to treat the world’s poorest people � ... more

Acciones de comunicación de riesgos y movilización comunitaria con respecto a la infección por el virus del Zika
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Organización Panamericana de la Salud (2017) C_WHO

Este documento propone: Contenidos técnicos sobre el ZIKV, sus manifestaciones, complicaciones, formas de transmisión y medidas de prevención a utilizar para el abordaje de “preguntas más frecuentes” y de mensajes en piezas y materiales de información y comunicación, charlas comunitarias, ... more

An overview of Chagas disease treatment

Jannin J., Villa L. (2007) C2

Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is endemic in 21 countries of the Americas, where control is largely focused on elimination of the domestic insect vectors (Triatominae) coupled with measures to extend and improve the screening of blood donors in order to avoid tranfusional transmission. Th ... more

Challenges and opportunities for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of Chagas' disease

Rassi A., Dias J.C.P., Marin-Neto J.a. Heart (2009) C2

A century after its discovery, Chagas' disease still represents a major public health challenge in Latin America. Moreover, because of growing population movements, an increasing number of cases of imported Chagas' disease have now been detected in non-endemic areas, such as North America and some E ... more

Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) Clinical Presentation: History, Physical, Causes

Medscape (2023) C2

Website last accessed on 31.03.2023 Free Registration on Medscape to see the full article

Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2016

Brown C.M., Slavinski S., Ettestad P. et al National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control Committee (2016) C2

Rabies is a fatal viral zoonosis and serious public health problem.1 All mammals are believed to be susceptible to the disease, and for the purposes of this document, use of the term animal refers to mammals. The disease is an acute, progressive encephalitis caused by viruses in the genus Lyssavirus ... more

Chagas Disease

Cleveland Clinic (2021) C1

Chagas disease is a tropical parasitic infection transmitted by crawling, blood-sucking insects (kissing bugs). You may have flu-like symptoms or none at all. But the disease can lead to life-threatening complications. With prompt treatment, most people with Chagas disease, also known as American tr ... more

Echinococcosis - Arabic version

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Website last accessed on 09.04.2023 Human echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. More than one million people are affected by echinococcosis.

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease
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World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

This document focuses on making recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease, an infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan agent of a systemic parasitic disease. Methodology: These clinical practice guidelines were prepared following the WHO handbook for guideline dev ... more

Beatchagas – Beatchagas Platform

Beat Chagas (2023) CC

Last accessed on 12.03.2023 The BeatChagas Platform is the channel used by the Technical Group No. 6 in Information, Education and Communication (*TG6IEC-Chagas*) of the WHO Chagas Programme to communicate and share information, education and communication (IEC) tools related to the problem of Ch ... more

Zika virus (English)
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Hesperian Foundation (2016) C1

Fact sheet on Zika virus containing recommendations for pregnant women and information for the treatment, prevention and control of the disease. This factsheet is also available in Spanish, Portuguese and French!

La enfermedad de Chagas en El Salvador, evolución histórica y desafíos para el control

Organización Panamericana de la Salud OPS (2010) C2

[Presentación] El presente libro, elaborado por integrantes de múltiples generaciones de técnicos e investigadores salvadoreños dedicados a la enfermedad de Chagas, refleja claramente su actual situación epidemiológica, la evolución histórica de la misma y los retos y perspectivas que la ... more