01773nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001653003000042653002300072653001500095653001200110653001100122653001800133653001800151653003300169653001200202100001500214700001300229700001100242700001500253700002300268700001100291700001500302700001500317700001300332700001200345700001500357700001500372700001800387245013500405856009000540300001000630490000600640520072700646022001401373       2014                            d10aWorld Health Organization10aWater Purification10aSanitation10aHygiene10aHumans10aHelminthiasis10aHealth Policy10aCommunicable Disease Control10aAnimals1 aCampbell S1 aSavage G1 aGray D1 aAtkinson J1 aSoares Magalhaes R1 aNery S1 aMcCarthy J1 aVelleman Y1 aWicken J1 aTraub R1 aWilliams G1 aAndrews RM1 aClements AC A00aWater, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH): a critical component for sustainable soil-transmitted helminth and schistosomiasis control.  uhttp://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/asset?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0002651.PDF  ae26510 v83 a<p>Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomes are parasites that affect the world's poorest people, causing losses of up to 39 million and 70 million disability adjusted life years (DALYs) respectively. The World Health Organization (WHO) is at the forefront of developing policy for the control of STH and schistosomiasis, advocating for chemotherapy as the cornerstone of control, with the objective of reducing infection-associated morbidity. Global uptake of chemotherapy with albendazole or mebendazole for STH and praziquantel for schistosomiasis has significantly increased and remains the principal control strategy. It is cost-effective&nbsp;and reduces STH and schistosome infections in human hosts.</p>
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