The costs and cost-effectiveness of mass treatment for intestinal nematode worm infections using different treatment thresholds.

• Main Authors: Andrew Hall (Author), Sue Horton (Author), Nilanthi de Silva (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: It is estimated that almost a half of all of people living in developing countries today are infected with roundworms, hookworms, or whipworms or combinations of these types of intestinal nematode worms. They can all be treated using safe, effective, and inexpensive single-dose generic d...