Control of scabies in a tribal community using mass screening and treatment with oral ivermectin -A cluster randomized controlled trial in Gadchiroli, India

BACKGROUND: Scabies is often endemic in tribal communities and difficult to control. We assessed the efficacy of a community-based intervention using mass screening and treatment with oral ivermectin in controlling scabies. METHODS/ FINDINGS: In this cluster randomised controlled trial, 12 villages...

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Autores principales: Behera, Priyamadhaba, Munshi, Hrishikesh, Kalkonde, Yogeshwar, Deshmukh, Mahesh, Bang, Abhay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8081337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33861741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009330

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8081337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33861741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009330

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