Serious limitations of the current strategy to control Soil-Transmitted Helminths and added value of Ivermectin/Albendazole mass administration: A population-based observational study in Cameroon.

• Main Authors: Linda Djune-Yemeli (Author), Hugues C Nana-Djeunga (Author), Cédric G Lenou-Nanga (Author), Cyrille Donfo-Azafack (Author), André Domche (Author), Floribert Fossuo-Thotchum (Author), Yannick Niamsi-Emalio (Author), Francine Ntoumi (Author), Joseph Kamgno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<h4>Background</h4>Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain a public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa. School-based mass drug administration (MDA) using the anthelminthic drug Mebendazole/Albendazole have succeeded in controlling morbidity associated to these diseases but fa...