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

• Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Donal Bisanzio (Údar), Antonio Montresor (Údar), Michael French (Údar), Richard Reithinger (Údar), Paola Rodari (Údar), Zeno Bisoffi (Údar), Dora Buonfrate (Údar)
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• Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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<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...