Over the past decade, the continued high prevalence of some neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has necessitated a revision of where and what kind of intensive control interventions are needed and what the associated targets are. Set within a global strategy of preventive chemotherapy, as endorsed by WHO, the frontline public health method is routine co-administration by mass drug administration...

In 1849, John Snow pioneered the application of mapping to public health by producing a map depicting locations of cholera cases around the Broad Street pump in London (1). Thus, any book describing recent advances in mapping infectious disease is potentially of interest to practicing public health officials. The topics covered in the 11 chapters in this book range from the very technical, such...

Human toxocariasis is due to the larval stages of the Ascarids Toxocara canis (T. canis) and probably Toxocara catis, common roundworm of dogs and cats respectively. Among the helminthiasis, toxocariasis is one of the most prevalent worldwide, especially in settings where man-soil-dog relationship is particularly close. Even if it tends to be more prevalent in tropical settings, seroprevalence ...

We report the occurrence of serious reactions after treatment with oral ivermectin in two patients with Mansonella ozzardi infections. Both had systemic and respiratory symptoms and recovered without sequelae. Follow-up revealed clearance of microfilaremia in both cases, with relapse in one of them. These reactions are well described in the treatment of other filarial infections, but have not y...

Enteric helminthic infection is one of the most important public health issues in developing countries. These infections are transmitted by faeco-oral route and cause significant morbidity among patients of all age groups, especially in school age and preschool age children. The clinical presentation may be vague and non-specific. Frequently, patients with enteric helminthic infection (especial...

Intestinal helminth infections are a significant public health problem for Vietnamese women, but prevalence and risk factor data are scarce. The objectives of this paper were to 1) determine the prevalence of helminth infections among women; 2) investigate interactions among intestinal helminth species in individuals and 3) identify risk factors that contribute to intestinal helminth infections...