Mass deworming experiment aims to wipe out gut parasites in three countries

NCT ID NCT03014167

First seen Jan 31, 2026 · Last updated May 10, 2026 · Updated 12 times

Summary

This large study tested whether giving deworming pills to everyone in a community for three years can stop the spread of soil-transmitted worms, which infect over 1.5 billion people. Over 357,000 people in India, Malawi, and Benin took part. The goal was to see if community-wide treatment works better than only treating children, and if it can break the cycle of infection.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Christian Medical College

    Vellore, India

  • Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Comé, Benin

  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    Mangochi, Malawi

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