A controlled evaluation of two school-based anthelminthic chemotherapy regimens on intensity of intestinal helminth infections | Zendy

Marco Albonico | Zendy; Rebecca J. Stoltzfus | Zendy; Lorenzo Savioli | Zendy; Hababu M. Chwaya | Zendy; Emmanuel d’Harcourt | Zendy; James M. Tielsch | Zendy

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A controlled evaluation of two school-based anthelminthic chemotherapy regimens on intensity of intestinal helminth infections

Author(s) -

Marco Albonico,

Rebecca J. Stoltzfus,

Lorenzo Savioli,

Hababu M. Chwaya,

Emmanuel d’Harcourt,

James M. Tielsch

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.3.591

Subject(s) - deworming , ascaris lumbricoides , trichuris trichiura , hookworm infections , trichuriasis , helminthiasis , mebendazole , medicine , ascariasis , hookworm infection , helminths , eggs per gram , transmission (telecommunications) , environmental health , veterinary medicine , immunology , biology , ecology , engineering , electrical engineering

School-based deworming programmes have been promoted as a cost-effective strategy for control of nematode infection in developing countries. While numerous efficacy studies have been conducted, there is little information on actual programme effectiveness in areas of intense transmission.

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