Don't shoot the messenger.

Author's introduction:

The incredible fervor surrounding the recent publication of articles calling into question the evidence of benefit for mass deworming treatment highlights the passion and commitment of the neglected tropical disease community. This is not simply an academic debate. This conversation highlights very real tensions within the global health community between the need for continued advocacy to ensure that individuals in some of the poorest and most marginalized communities continue to benefit from a proven interventional strategy and the need for policymakers and planners to be able to determine priorities for resource allocation. The very fact that this passionate debate is occurring is clear evidence of the need for more robust data to inform this conversation. In this editorial, I present my own personal reflections and thoughts regarding what I consider to be an important moment of opportunity for our community.