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Soil transmitted helminths and scabies in Zanzibar, Tanzania following mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis - a rapid assessment methodology to assess impact

BACKGROUND: Ivermectin and albendazole are used in annual mass drug administration (MDA) for the lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes in African countries co-endemic for onchocerciasis, but have additional impact on soil transmitted helminths and the ectoparasitic mite which causes scabies. A...

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Autores principales: Mohammed, Khalfan A, Deb, Rinki M, Stanton, Michelle C, Molyneux, David H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3543323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23259465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-299