Preventive chemotherapy for the control of strongyloidiasis in school-age children: Estimating the ivermectin need.

• Main Authors: Donal Bisanzio (Author), Antonio Montresor (Author), Michael French (Author), Richard Reithinger (Author), Paola Rodari (Author), Zeno Bisoffi (Author), Dora Buonfrate (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<h4>Background</h4>Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth (STH) that affects approximately 600 million people worldwide. Interventions targeting S. stercoralis have not been implemented yet. Specific treatment (ivermectin) could be included in already ongoing preventive...