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  • Ascarid infections affect humans, livestock, and companion animals, causing significant health and economic impacts worldwide.
  • Control strategies face challenges including drug resistance, undetected infections, climate-driven transmission, and diagnostic limitations.

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  • To review recent advances and persistent obstacles in ascarid control.
  • To emphasize the need for integrated, One Health approaches for effective ascarid management.

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  • Literature review synthesizing recent advances and challenges in ascarid control.
  • Analysis of control strategies through a One Health framework.

Main Results:

  • Drug resistance, low-intensity infections, climate shifts, and diagnostic issues hinder current control efforts.
  • Integrated approaches involving cross-sector collaboration are essential for progress.

Conclusions:

  • Rethinking helminth control requires collaboration across human, animal, and environmental sectors.
  • Innovative diagnostics, community engagement, and environmental risk reduction are key to future control.