Control of scabies in a tribal community using mass screening and treatment with oral ivermectin -A cluster randomized controlled trial in Gadchiroli, India.

• Main Authors: Priyamadhaba Behera (Author), Hrishikesh Munshi (Author), Yogeshwar Kalkonde (Author), Mahesh Deshmukh (Author), Abhay Bang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Scabies is often endemic in tribal communities and difficult to control. We assessed the efficacy of a community-based intervention using mass screening and treatment with oral ivermectin in controlling scabies.<h4>Methods/ findings</h4>In this cluster rand...