Control of human fascioliasis by selective chemotherapy: Design, cost and effect of the first public health, school-based intervention implemented in endemic areas of the Nile Delta, Egypt

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 599-609

  Curtale, Filippo ^a,d   Hassanein, Yehia Abd El Wahab ^b   Savioli, Lorenzo ^c  

^a Ministry of Foreign Affaires   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d UO Malattie Infettive   (Italy)

Author keywords

Egypt; Fascioliasis; Helminth control; School based intervention; Selective treatment

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL; TRICLABENDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EGYPT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EGYPT; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

VERMES;

EID: 20444487380     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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