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Sensitivity of diagnostic tests for human soil-transmitted helminth infections: a meta-analysis in the absence of a true gold standard by Nikolay, Birgit, Brooker, Simon J., Pullan, Rachel L.

“…[Display omitted] •A Bayesian latent class meta-analysis of diagnostic tests for soil-transmitted helminths was performed.•Overall sensitivity of evaluated…”
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Global numbers of infection and disease burden of soil transmitted helminth infections in 2010 by Pullan, Rachel L, Smith, Jennifer L, Jasrasaria, Rashmi, Brooker, Simon J

“…BACKGROUND: Quantifying the burden of parasitic diseases in relation to other diseases and injuries requires reliable estimates of prevalence for each disease…”
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Geographical inequalities in use of improved drinking water supply and sanitation across Sub-Saharan Africa: mapping and spatial analysis of cross-sectional survey data by Pullan, Rachel L, Freeman, Matthew C, Gething, Peter W, Brooker, Simon J

“…Understanding geographic inequalities in coverage of drinking-water supply and sanitation (WSS) will help track progress towards universal coverage of water…”
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A systematic analysis of global anemia burden from 1990 to 2010 by Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Jasrasaria, Rashmi, Naghavi, Mohsen, Wulf, Sarah K., Johns, Nicole, Lozano, Rafael, Regan, Mathilda, Weatherall, David, Chou, David P., Eisele, Thomas P., Flaxman, Seth R., Pullan, Rachel L., Brooker, Simon J., Murray, Christopher J.L.

“…Previous studies of anemia epidemiology have been geographically limited with little detail about severity or etiology. Using publicly available data, we…”
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global limits and population at risk of soil-transmitted helminth infections in 2010 by Pullan, Rachel L, Brooker, Simon J

“…BACKGROUND: Understanding the global limits of transmission of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) species is essential for quantifying the population at-risk and…”
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Economic costs of protistan and metazoan parasites to global mariculture by Shinn, A P, Pratoomyot, J, Bron, J E, Paladini, G, Brooker, E E, Brooker, A J

“…Parasites have a major impact on global finfish and shellfish aquaculture, having significant effects on farm production, sustainability and economic…”
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Malaria in school‐age children in Africa: an increasingly important challenge by Nankabirwa, Joaniter, Brooker, Simon J., Clarke, Sian E., Fernando, Deepika, Gitonga, Caroline W., Schellenberg, David, Greenwood, Brian

“…School‐age children have attracted relatively little attention as a group in need of special measures to protect them against malaria. However, increasing…”
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Biochemistry of plant secondary metabolites and their effects in animals by Acamovic, T., Brooker, J. D.

“…Plant secondary metabolites, which include a wide variety of phytochemicals, have always been constituents of the diets of man and other animals. Although a…”
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Challenges and opportunities for control and elimination of soil-transmitted helminth infection beyond 2020 by Freeman, Matthew C, Akogun, Oladele, Belizario, Jr, Vicente, Brooker, Simon J, Gyorkos, Theresa W, Imtiaz, Rubina, Krolewiecki, Alejandro, Lee, Seung, Matendechero, Sultani H, Pullan, Rachel L, Utzinger, Jürg

“…[...]as we turn our sights towards and beyond 2020, the Committee recognized it as timely to review and assess the successes and challenges of progress made to…”
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Should the Goal for the Treatment of Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections Be Changed from Morbidity Control in Children to Community-Wide Transmission Elimination? by Anderson, Roy M, Turner, Hugo C, Truscott, James E, Hollingsworth, T Déirdre, Brooker, Simon J

“…  The World Health Organization's (WHO) policy for control centres on three groups, preschool aged children (pre-SAC), school-aged children (SAC), and women of…”
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Asymptomatic Plasmodium infection and cognition among primary schoolchildren in a high malaria transmission setting in Uganda by Nankabirwa, Joaniter, Wandera, Bonnie, Kiwanuka, Noah, Staedke, Sarah G, Kamya, Moses R, Brooker, Simon J

“…Asymptomatic parasitemia is common among schoolchildren living in areas of high malaria transmission, yet little is known about its effect on cognitive…”
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Results of a national school-based deworming programme on soil-transmitted helminths infections and schistosomiasis in Kenya: 2012-2017 by Mwandawiro, Charles, Okoyo, Collins, Kihara, Jimmy, Simiyu, Elses, Kepha, Stella, Campbell, Suzy J, Freeman, Matthew C, Brooker, Simon J, Njenga, Sammy M

“…Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and schistosome infections are among the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the world. School-aged children…”
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Diagnostic tools for soil-transmitted helminths control and elimination programs: A pathway for diagnostic product development by Lim, Mark D, Brooker, Simon J, Belizario, Jr, Vicente Y, Gay-Andrieu, Françoise, Gilleard, John, Levecke, Bruno, van Lieshout, Lisette, Medley, Graham F, Mekonnen, Zeleke, Mirams, Greg, Njenga, Sammy M, Odiere, Maurice R, Rudge, James W, Stuyver, Lieven, Vercruysse, Jozef, Vlaminck, Johnny, Walson, Judd L

“…Worm expulsion studies required to quantify worm burden have suboptimal accuracy, are laborious, and are rarely done. [...]STH programs employ indirect methods…”
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How effective is school-based deworming for the community-wide control of soil-transmitted helminths? by Anderson, Roy M, Truscott, James E, Pullan, Rachel L, Brooker, Simon J, Hollingsworth, T Deirdre

“…The London Declaration on neglected tropical diseases was based in part on a new World Health Organization roadmap to "sustain, expand and extend drug access…”
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Genomic evaluation for wellness traits in US Jersey cattle by Gonzalez-Peña, D, Vukasinovic, N, Brooker, J J, Przybyla, C A, Baktula, A, DeNise, S K

“…The number of Jersey cows in the United States has been steadily increasing in recent years according to Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding statistics. To help…”
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Can chemotherapy alone eliminate the transmission of soil transmitted helminths? by Truscott, James E, Hollingsworth, T Déirdre, Brooker, Simon J, Anderson, Roy M

“…BACKGROUND: Amongst the world’s poorest populations, availability of anthelmintic treatments for the control of soil transmitted helminths (STH) by mass or…”
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The role of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in reducing soil-transmitted helminths: interpreting the evidence and identifying next steps by Vaz Nery, Susana, Pickering, Amy J, Abate, Ebba, Asmare, Abraham, Barrett, Laura, Benjamin-Chung, Jade, Bundy, Donald A P, Clasen, Thomas, Clements, Archie C A, Colford, Jr, John M, Ercumen, Ayse, Crowley, Siobhan, Cumming, Oliver, Freeman, Matthew C, Haque, Rashidul, Mengistu, Birhan, Oswald, William E, Pullan, Rachel L, Oliveira, Rita G, Einterz Owen, Katey, Walson, Judd L, Youya, Ashrafedin, Brooker, Simon J

“…The transmission soil transmitted helminths (STH) occurs via ingestion of or contact with infective stages present in soil contaminated with human faeces. It…”
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Impact of Intermittent Preventive Treatment With Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine on Malaria in Ugandan Schoolchildren: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Nankabirwa, Joaniter I., Wandera, Bonnie, Amuge, Pauline, Kiwanuka, Noah, Dorsey, Grant, Rosenthal, Philip J., Brooker, Simon J., Staedke, Sarah G., Kamya, Moses R.

“…Background. Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) in schoolchildren offers a promising option for malaria control. However, the optimal drug and dosing…”
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Global feasibility assessment of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths: a statistical modelling study by Brooker, Simon J, Prof, Nikolay, Birgit, PhD, Balabanova, Dina, PhD, Pullan, Rachel L, PhD

“…Summary Background Emphasis is being given to the control of neglected tropical diseases, including the possibility of interrupting the transmission of…”
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Harsh parenting and fearfulness in toddlerhood interact to predict amplitudes of preschool error-related negativity by Brooker, Rebecca J., Buss, Kristin A.

“…•Error-related negativity was visible in a group of 4.5-year old children.•Early harsh parenting moderated the association between toddler fearfulness and…”
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