Epidemic hysteria following the National School Deworming Day, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines, 2015

Epidemic hysteria following the National School Deworming Day, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines, 2015

Introduction: In July 2015, the Philippines conducted a school-based mass drug administration using albendazole for soil-transmitted helminths infection. Reports of adverse events were subsequently made through the event-based surveillance system, mostly from the Zamboanga Peninsula on the island of...

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Main Authors: Johnette A. Peñas, Vikki Carr de los Reyes, Ma. Nemia L. Sucaldito, Julius Erving D. Ballera, Herdie L. Hizon, Rio L. Magpantay, Vicente Y. Belizario Jr, Kenneth Hartigan-Go
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2018-12-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Subjects:
Helminths
Schools
National Health Programs
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Philippines
Online Access:https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/538/859

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