Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): a critical component for sustainable soil-transmitted helminth and schistosomiasis control

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002651

. 2014 Apr 10;8(4):e2651.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002651. eCollection 2014 Apr.

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): a critical component for sustainable soil-transmitted helminth and schistosomiasis control

Suzy J Campbell ¹, Georgia B Savage ², Darren J Gray ³, Jo-An M Atkinson ¹, Ricardo J Soares Magalhães ¹, Susana V Nery ¹, James S McCarthy ⁴, Yael Velleman ⁵, James H Wicken ², Rebecca J Traub ⁶, Gail M Williams ¹, Ross M Andrews ⁷, Archie C A Clements ¹

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¹ School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² WaterAid Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Clinical Tropical Medicine Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Women's and Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ WaterAid, London, United Kingdom.
⁶ School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia.
⁷ Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

PMID: 24722335
PMCID: PMC3983087
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002651

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH): a critical component for sustainable soil-transmitted helminth and schistosomiasis control

Suzy J Campbell et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014.

. 2014 Apr 10;8(4):e2651.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002651. eCollection 2014 Apr.

Authors

Suzy J Campbell ¹, Georgia B Savage ², Darren J Gray ³, Jo-An M Atkinson ¹, Ricardo J Soares Magalhães ¹, Susana V Nery ¹, James S McCarthy ⁴, Yael Velleman ⁵, James H Wicken ², Rebecca J Traub ⁶, Gail M Williams ¹, Ross M Andrews ⁷, Archie C A Clements ¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
² WaterAid Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Clinical Tropical Medicine Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Women's and Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ WaterAid, London, United Kingdom.
⁶ School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia.
⁷ Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

PMID: 24722335
PMCID: PMC3983087
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002651

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Figure 1. Consistencies in the global need for improved WASH and parasite control.

(a) Global sanitation coverage (adapted from [51]). (b) Global requirements for chemotherapy for STH (adapted from [3]). (c) Global distribution of schistosomiasis (adapted from [3]).

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1. WHO (2002) Prevention and control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: report of a WHO expert committee. Contract No.: 912. Geneva: World Health Organization. - PubMed
1. King CH, Dangerfield-Cha M (2008) The unacknowledged impact of chronic schistosomiasis. Chronic Illn 4: 65–79. - PubMed
1. WHO (2011) Helminth control in school age children: a guide for managers of control programmes. Second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization.
1. WHO (2012) Accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases - a roadmap for implementation. Geneva: World Health Organization.
1. Molyneux DH, Malecela MN (2011) Neglected tropical diseases and the millennium development goals: why the "other diseases" matter: reality versus rhetoric. Parasit Vectors 4: 234. - PMC - PubMed

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[1] WHO (2002) Prevention and control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: report of a WHO expert committee. Contract No.: 912. Geneva: World Health Organization. - PubMed

[2] WHO (2002) Prevention and control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: report of a WHO expert committee. Contract No.: 912. Geneva: World Health Organization. - PubMed

[3] King CH, Dangerfield-Cha M (2008) The unacknowledged impact of chronic schistosomiasis. Chronic Illn 4: 65–79. - PubMed

[4] King CH, Dangerfield-Cha M (2008) The unacknowledged impact of chronic schistosomiasis. Chronic Illn 4: 65–79. - PubMed

[5] WHO (2011) Helminth control in school age children: a guide for managers of control programmes. Second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization.

[6] WHO (2011) Helminth control in school age children: a guide for managers of control programmes. Second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization.

[7] WHO (2012) Accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases - a roadmap for implementation. Geneva: World Health Organization.

[8] WHO (2012) Accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases - a roadmap for implementation. Geneva: World Health Organization.

[9] Molyneux DH, Malecela MN (2011) Neglected tropical diseases and the millennium development goals: why the "other diseases" matter: reality versus rhetoric. Parasit Vectors 4: 234. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Molyneux DH, Malecela MN (2011) Neglected tropical diseases and the millennium development goals: why the "other diseases" matter: reality versus rhetoric. Parasit Vectors 4: 234. - PMC - PubMed

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