Geographically Targeted Interventions versus Mass Drug Administration to Control Taenia solium Cysticercosis, Peru

Geographically Targeted Interventions versus Mass Drug Administration to Control Taenia solium Cysticercosis, Peru

Optimal control strategies for Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis have not been determined. We conducted a 2-year cluster randomized trial in Peru by assigning 23 villages to 1 of 3 geographically targeted intervention approaches. For ring screening (RS), participants living near pigs with c...

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Main Authors: Seth E. O’Neal, Ian W. Pray, Percy Vilchez, Ricardo Gamboa, Claudio Muro, Luz Maria Moyano, Viterbo Ayvar, Cesar M. Gavidia, Robert H. Gilman, Armando E. Gonzalez, Hector H. Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Neglected tropical diseases
pork tapeworm
zoonoses
One Health
taeniasis
neurocysticercosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/9/20-3349_article

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