%0 Journal Article
%T Control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Myanmar: results of 7 years of deworming.
%A Tun A
%A Myat SM
%A Gabrielli AF
%A Montresor A
%J Trop Med Int Health
%V 18
%N 8
%D Aug 2013
%M 23701018
%F 3.918
%R 10.1111/tmi.12130
%X After a baseline survey in 2003 which showed an overall parasitological prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths of 69.7% in school children (prevalence of ascariasis 48.5%, prevalence of trichuriasis 57.5% and prevalence of hookworm infection 6.5), a national deworming programme was established. After 7 years of implementation, it had resulted in a significant reduction of STH prevalence (prevalence of any STH 21%, prevalence of ascariasis 5.8%, prevalence of trichuriasis 18.6% and prevalence of hookworm infection 0.3%) as well as a reduction of the infections of moderate-heavy intensity from 18.5% at baseline to less than 7%. The results are encouraging and a reduction of the frequency of deworming can be envisaged in two of four ecological areas of Myanmar.