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Eliminating the major Helminth Neglected Tropical Diseases from the Lower Mekong Basin |
| Principal Investigator / Affiliation | Darren Gray (Professor) / Australian National University  Australia |
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Banchob Sripa (Professor) / Khon Kaen University  Thailand |
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Somphou Sayasone (Head of Department) / Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute  Lao PDR |
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Virak Khieu (Vice Chief of Technical Bureau) / Ministry of Health  Cambodia |
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| Year Adopted | 2019 |
| Research Period | 2020 - 2023 |
| General Description of the Research Project | This cooperative research project aims to eliminate the major helminth NTDs (Soil transmitted helminths (STH), and Opisthorchis viverrini (OV)) in Lao PDR, Cambodia and Thailand - the Lower Mekong Basin. Our research project will trial a novel multifaceted elimination program, and use mathematical modelling and mapping techniques to predict impacts over time and for targeting of the interventions. |
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Darren Gray Australia
Banchob Sripa Thailand
Somphou Sayasone Lao PDR |
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