In 2015, the World Health Organization published a manual entitled "Assessing the Epidemiology of Soil-Transmitted Helminths during a Transmission Assessment Survey in the Global Programme for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis." The guidelines were designed to capture the impact of lymphatic filariasis programs on soil-transmitted helminthiasis and provide guidance on whether ongoing mass drug administration is needed to control the transmission of intestinal worms.
The TAS-STH Survey Sample Builder tool was designed to help capture the impact of lymphatic filariasis programs on soil-transmitted helminthiasis and provide guidance on whether ongoing mass drug administration is needed to control the transmission of intestinal worms. This page includes user manuals, as well as versions of the tool in French and Portuguese.
Please note: The SSB tool is a macro-enabled Excel file that can run on any version of Microsoft Excel, as long as the user selects “enable macros” upon opening the file.