Use of a "tablet pole" for the administration of ivermectin for strongyloidiasis in a field study in Ecuador

• Main Authors: Dora Buonfrate (Author), Mariella Anselmi (Author), Rosanna Prandi (Author), Monica Marquez (Author), Cristina Mazzi (Author), Antonio Montresor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Establishment of efficient control programs for strongyloidiasis, the infection by Strongyloides stercoralis, is among the World Health Organization (WHO) targets for 2030. Ivermectin is a drug of choice for strongyloidiasis, but its weight-based administration can be unfeasible...