@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://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9010047},
  volume       = {9},
  year         = {2020},
}

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