Selective mass treatment with ivermectin to control intestinal helminthiases and parasitic skin diseases in a severely affected population

• Main Authors: Jörg Heukelbach (Author), Benedikt Winter (Author), Thomas Wilcke (Author), Marion Muehlen (Author), Stephan Albrecht (Author), Fabíola Araújo Sales de Oliveira (Author), Lígia Regina Sansigolo Kerr-Pontes (Author), Oliver Liesenfeld (Author), Hermann Feldmeier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2004-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the short-term and long-term impact of selective mass treatment with ivermectin on the prevalence of intestinal helminthiases and parasitic skin diseases in an economically depressed community in north-east Brazil. METHODS: An intervention was carried out in a traditional fishin...