Publications

DeWorm3 Protocols

Assessing the feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths through mass drug administration: The DeWorm3 cluster randomized trial protocol

Ásbjörnsdóttir et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

Evaluating the sustainability, scalability, and replicability of an STH transmission interruption intervention: The DeWorm3 implementation science protocol

Means et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

 

Diagnostics 

What does soil-transmitted helminth elimination look like? Results from a targeted molecular detection survey in Japan 

Hasegawa et al. Parasites Vectors (2020)

Pooling as a strategy for the timely diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths in stool: value and reproducibility

Marina Papaikovou et al. Parasites Vectors (2019)

Calculating the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infection through pooling of stool samples: Choosing and optimizing the pooling strategy

James E. Truscott et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019)

Diagnostic tools for soil-transmitted helminths control and elimination programs: A pathway for diagnostic product development

Mark D. Lim et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

A comparative analysis of preservation techniques for the optimal molecular detection of hookworm DNA in a human fecal specimen

Marina Papaiakovou et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

Testing for soil-transmitted helminth transmission elimination: Analysing the impact of the sensitivity of different diagnostic tools

Marleen Werkman et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

 

Geographical Distribution 

Results of first mapping of soil-transmitted helminths in Benin: Evidence of countrywide hookworm predominance

Moudachirou Ibikounlé et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

Seasonally timed treatment programs for Ascaris lumbricoides to increase impact – An investigation using mathematical models

Emma L. Davis et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

Geographical distribution of soil-transmitted helminths and the effects of community type in South Asia and South East Asia – A systematic review

Zachary A. Silver et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

 

Implementation

Strategies to improve treatment coverage in community-based public health programs: a systematic review of the literature.

Katrina Deardorff et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

Gender norms and mass deworming program access in Comé, Benin: A qualitative assessment of gender-associated opportunities and challenges to achieving high mass drug administration coverage

Rachel Geyer et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2020)

Gender differences in the perceived need for community-wide deworming: Formative qualitative research from the DeWorm3 study, India

Kumudha Aruldas et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2020)

Costing interventions in the field: preliminary cost estimates and lessons learned from an evaluation of community-wide mass drug administration for elimination of soil-transmitted helminths in the DeWorm3 trial

Katya Galactionova et al. BMJ Open (2021)

Structural readiness to implement community-wide mass drug administration programs for soil-transmitted helminth elimination: results from a three-country hybrid study

Arianna Rubin Means et al. Implementation Science Communications (2021)

Community Drug Distributor Knowledge, Attitudes, and Motivation Surrounding Mass Drug Administration for Soil-Transmitted Helminths in India

Kumudha Aruldas et al. Frontiers in Public Health (2021)

 

Modeling

The ‘breakpoint’ of soil-transmitted helminths with infected human migration

Robert Hardwick et al. Journal of Theoretical Biology (2019) 

Human population movement can impede the elimination of soil-transmitted helminth transmission in regions with heterogeneity in mass drug administration coverage and transmission potential between villages: a metapopulation analysis

Carolin Vegvari et al. Parasites & Vectors (2019) 

Sampling strategies for monitoring and evaluation of morbidity targets for soil-transmitted helminths

Federica Giardina et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019) 

Defining stopping criteria for ending randomized clinical trials that investigate the interruption of transmission of soil-transmitted helminths employing mass drug administration

Marleen Werkman et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018) 

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

James E. Wright et al. Parasites & Vectors (2018) 

Identifying optimal threshold statistics for elimination of hookworm using a stochastic simulation model

James E. Truscott et al. Parasites & Vectors (2017) 

The importance of patient compliance in repeated rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) for the elimination of intestinal helminth transmission

Sam H. Farrell, James E. Truscott & Roy M. Anderson. Parasites & Vectors(2017) 

The past matters: estimating intrinsic hookworm transmission intensity in areas with past mass drug administration to control lymphatic filariasis

Marleen Werkman et al. Parasites & Vectors (2017) 

Assessing the interruption of the transmission of human helminths with mass drug administration alone: optimizing the design of cluster randomized trials

Roy Anderson et al. Parasites & Vectors (2017) 

Soil-transmitted helminths: mathematical models of transmission, the impact of mass drug administration and transmission elimination criteria

James E. Truscott et al. Advances in Parasitology (2016) 

 

Pharmacology

Safety and pharmacokinetic profile of fixed-dose ivermectin with an innovative 18mg tablet in healthy adult volunteers

Jose Muñoz et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

Assessment of serum pharmacokinetics and urinary excretion of albendazole and its metabolites in human volunteers

Laura Ceballos et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

 

Treatment Strategy

Intervention strategies to reduce the burden of soil-transmitted helminths in India

Dilip Abraham et al. Indian Journal of Medical Research (2018)

Investigating the effectiveness of current and modified World Health Organization Guidelines for the control of soil-transmitted helminth infections

Sam H. Farrell et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases (2018)

Soil-transmitted helminth infections

Peter Jourdan et al. The Lancet (2018)

Prospects for elimination of soil-transmitted helminths

Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir et al. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases (2017)

Building on the success of soil-transmitted helminth control – The future of deworming

Peter Jourdan, Antonio Montresor & Judd L. Walson. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2017)

Sustaining progress towards NTD elimination: an opportunity to leverage lymphatic filariasis elimination programs to interrupt transmission of soil-transmitted helminths

Arianna Rubin Means et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2016)