Selective mass treatment with ivermectin to control intestinal helminthiases and parasitic skin diseases in a severely affected population

OBJECTIVE: To assess the short-term and long-term impact of selective mass treatment with ivermectin on the prevalence of intestinal helminthiases and parasitic skin diseases in an economically depressed community in north-east Brazil. METHODS: An intervention was carried out in a traditional fishin...

ver descrição completa

Detalhes bibliográficos

Principais autores:	Jörg Heukelbach, Benedikt Winter, Thomas Wilcke, Marion Muehlen, Stephan Albrecht, Fabíola Araújo Sales de Oliveira, Lígia Regina Sansigolo Kerr-Pontes, Oliver Liesenfeld, Hermann Feldmeier
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	The World Health Organization 2004-08-01
coleção:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Assuntos:	Infecciones por nematodos Dermatopatías parasitarias Ivermectina Albendazol Mebendazol Piretrinas Resultado del tratamiento Brasil
Acesso em linha:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862004000800005&lng=en&tlng=en
Tags:	Adicionar Tag Sem tags, seja o primeiro a adicionar uma tag!