01778nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001653003100042653003900073653002500112653002700137100001200164700002400176700001700200700001600217700001500233700001700248700001300265245017500278856009000453300001300543490000700556520094700563022001401510       2016                            d10aSoil-transmitted helminths10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aLymphatic filariasis10aElimination programmes1 aMeans A1 aÁsbjörnsdóttir K1 aMwandawiro C1 aRollinson D1 aJacobson J1 aLittlewood T1 aWalson J00aSustaining progress towards NTD elimination: An opportunity to leverage lymphatic filariasis elimination programs to interrupt transmission of soil-transmitted helminths.  uhttp://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/asset?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0004737.PDF  ae00047370 v103 a<p>In light of the unprecedented momentum to control or eliminate ten neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2020, the NTD community is at a crossroads of opportunity. Efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) using mass drug administration (MDA) platforms have dramatically and simultaneously increased the number of individuals treated for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) in many areas, owing to overlaps in endemicity and drug efficacy. A concomitant reduction in STH infection raises the possibility of moving beyond current World Health Organization (WHO) morbidity control guidelines to actual disease elimination for STHs [<a class="ref-tip" href="http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0004737#pntd.0004737.ref001">1</a>]. We identify specific rationale, opportunities, and challenges associated with leveraging existing LF elimination platforms for the purpose of interrupting STH transmission.</p>
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