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For the new millennium: control of helminth diseases throughout the world
Author(s) -
Brown Graham V,
Warren Kenneth S
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb137967.x
Subject(s) - helminths , broad spectrum , medicine , helminth infections , developing country , environmental health , immunology , biology , ecology , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry
In the latter half of this century there has been a dramatic change in the treatment of helminthic infections. Two factors have contributed to this: an understanding of the major differences between helminths and other infectious agents, and the development of effective low‐cost, single‐dose, broad spectrum drugs. A program of administration of these drugs to school‐aged children in developing countries is now being implemented and will result in a significant improvement in their health at a crucial time in their growth and development.