Assessing the efficacy of albendazole against hookworm in Vietnam using quantitative PCR and sodium nitrate flotation.

• Main Authors: Clare E F Dyer (Author), Naomi E Clarke (Author), Dinh Ng Nguyen (Author), H M P Dilrukshi Herath (Author), Sze Fui Hii (Author), Russell Pickford (Author), Rebecca J Traub (Author), Susana Vaz Nery (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Preventive chemotherapy (PC), consisting of the regular distribution of anthelmintics to populations or groups of populations at risk, is the primary tool used to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. This strategy, whilst cost-effective, raises the concern of potential emergence of dr...