1. The right to deworming: The case for girls and women of reproductive age.
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Gyorkos, Theresa W., Montresor, Antonio, Belizario, Vicente, Biggs, Beverley-Ann, Bradley, Mark, Brooker, Simon J., Casapia, Martin, Cooper, Philip, Deb, Sila, Gilbert, Nicolas L., Imtiaz, Rubina, Khieu, Virak, Knopp, Stefanie, Lincetto, Ornella, Mofid, Layla S., Mupfasoni, Denise, Vail, Cori, and Vercruysse, Jozef
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HELMINTHIASIS , *FILARIASIS , *TREATMENT programs , *TEENAGERS , *MEDICAL care - Abstract
The article reports that girls and women of reproductive age (WRA) suffer from soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. It mentions information on data on treatment coverage for WRA are not routinely collected by national programs, but it is likely that, as countries successfully transition out of lymphatic filariasis treatment programs.
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- 2018
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