Analysis of the population-level impact of co-administering ivermectin with albendazole or mebendazole for the control and elimination of Trichuris trichiura
Introduction: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are predominately controlled by providing children with preventive chemotherapy with either albendazole or mebendazole. However, neither has a high efficacy against Trichuris trichiura. This low efficacy limits the overall effectiveness of the...
Main Authors: | Hugo C. Turner, James E. Truscott, Alison A. Bettis, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth, Simon J. Brooker, Roy M. Anderson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-06-01
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Series: | Parasite Epidemiology and Control |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240567311530057X |
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