Controlling lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis together in South Asia: opportunities and challenges

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 807-810

  Padmasiri, E A ^a   Montresor, A ^b   Biswas, G ^c   de Silva, N R ^d  

^a WHO South East Asian Regional Office ^*  (India)

^b WHO Country Office   (Viet Nam)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Ascariasis; Control; Hookworm; Lymphatic filariasis; Prevention; Trichuriasis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; PYRANTEL;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FILARIASIS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM INFECTION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOUTH ASIA; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIASIS; ASIA; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOIL; TRICHURIASIS;

VERMES;

EID: 33745924680     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.12.001     Document Type: Review

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