Publications

occurrence of strongyloides stercoralis in yunnan province, china, and comparison of diagnostic methods.	strongyloides stercoralis is a neglected soil-transmitted helminth species, and there is a lack of parasitologic and epidemiologic data pertaining to this parasite in china and elsewhere. we studied the local occurrence of s. stercoralis in a village in yunnan province, china, and comparatively assessed the performance of different diagnostic methods.	2007	17989788
tribendimidine and albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminths, strongyloides stercoralis and taenia spp.: open-label randomized trial.	tribendimidine is an anthelminthic drug with a broad spectrum of activity. in 2004 the drug was approved by chinese authorities for human use. the efficacy of tribendimidine against soil-transmitted helminths (ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, and trichuris trichiura) has been established, and new laboratory investigations point to activity against cestodes and strongyloides ratti.	2008	18923706
rapid re-infection with soil-transmitted helminths after triple-dose albendazole treatment of school-aged children in yunnan, people's republic of china.	post-treatment soil-transmitted helminth re-infection patterns were studied as part of a randomized controlled trial among school-aged children from an ethnic minority group in yunnan province, people's republic of china. children with a soil-transmitted helminth infection (n = 194) were randomly assigned to triple-dose albendazole or placebo and their infection status monitored over a 6-month period using the kato-katz and baermann techniques. baseline prevalence of trichuris trichiura, ascaris ...	2013	23690551
control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in yunnan province, people's republic of china: experiences and lessons from a 5-year multi-intervention trial.	the current global strategy for the control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis emphasises periodic administration of anthelminthic drugs to at-risk populations. however, this approach fails to address the root social and ecological causes of soil-transmitted helminthiasis. for sustainable control, it has been suggested that improvements in water, sanitation and hygiene behaviour are required. we designed a 5-year multi-intervention trial in menghai county, yunnan province, people's republic of ch ...	2015	25308524