@article{8653195,
  abstract     = {{An increasing global focus on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has resulted in the set up of numerous control and elimination activities worldwide. This is partly true for Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis, the most important foodborne parasitic infection. Despite substantial progress, adequate monitoring and surveillance (M&S) are required to sustain a status of control/elimination. This is often lacking, especially for T. solium. Therefore, the objective was to conduct a systematic literature review of the currently available M&S systems at the control/elimination stage of the four top-ranked helminth NTDs. Specifically, Taenia spp., Echinococcus spp., Schistosoma spp., and soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) were considered to determine if there are any similarities between their M&S systems and whether certain approaches can be adopted from each other. The systematic review demonstrated that rigorous M&S systems have been designed for the control/elimination stage of both STHs and schistosomiasis, particularly in China. On the other hand, a concept of M&S for Taenia spp. and Echinococcus spp. has not been fully developed yet, due to a lack of epidemiological data and the fact that many endemic countries are far away from reaching control/elimination. Moreover, accurate diagnostic tools for all four diseases are still imperfect, which complicates proper M&S. Finally, there is an urgent need to develop and harmonize/standardize M&S activities in order to reliably determine and compare the epidemiological situation worldwide.}},
  articleno    = {{47}},
  author       = {{Saelens, Ganna and Gabriël, Sarah}},
  issn         = {{2076-0817}},
  journal      = {{PATHOGENS}},
  keywords     = {{neglected tropical diseases,monitoring and surveillance,helminth zoonoses,Taenia spp.,Echinococcus spp.,Schistosoma spp.,soil-transmitted helminths,NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES,BOVINE CYSTICERCOSIS,SPATIAL-ANALYSIS,LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS,RISK REGIONS,TRANSMISSION,CHINA,ELIMINATION,DIAGNOSIS,INFECTIONS}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{33}},
  title        = {{Currently available monitoring and surveillance systems for Taenia spp., Echinococcus spp., Schistosoma spp., and soil-transmitted helminths at the control/elimination stage : a systematic review}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9010047}},
  volume       = {{9}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}

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