Epidemic hysteria following the National School Deworming Day, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines, 2015

• Main Authors: Johnette A. Peñas (Author), Vikki Carr de los Reyes (Author), Ma. Nemia L. Sucaldito (Author), Julius Erving D. Ballera (Author), Herdie L. Hizon (Author), Rio L. Magpantay (Author), Vicente Y. Belizario Jr (Author), Kenneth Hartigan-Go (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: In July 2015, the Philippines conducted a school-based mass drug administration using albendazole for soil-transmitted helminths infection. Reports of adverse events were subsequently made through the event-based surveillance system, mostly from the Zamboanga Peninsula on the island of...