Assessment of the anthelmintic efficacy of albendazole in school children in seven countries where soil-transmitted helminths are endemic.

• Main Authors: Jozef Vercruysse (Author), Jerzy M Behnke (Author), Marco Albonico (Author), Shaali Makame Ame (Author), Cécile Angebault (Author), Jeffrey M Bethony (Author), Dirk Engels (Author), Bertrand Guillard (Author), Thi Viet Hoa Nguyen (Author), Gagandeep Kang (Author), Deepthi Kattula (Author), Andrew C Kotze (Author), James S McCarthy (Author), Zeleke Mekonnen (Author), Antonio Montresor (Author), Maria Victoria Periago (Author), Laurentine Sumo (Author), Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté (Author), Thi Cam Thach Dang (Author), Ahmed Zeynudin (Author), Bruno Levecke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The three major soil-transmitted helminths (STH) Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Necator americanus/Ancylostoma duodenale are among the most widespread parasites worldwide. Despite the global expansion of preventive anthelmintic treatment, standard operating procedures to monitor anthe...