Effects of annual mass treatment with ivermectin for onchocerciasis on the prevalence of intestinal helminths

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 534-541

  Gutman, Julie ^a,b   Emukah, Emmanuel ^a,c   Okpala, Njideka ^a,c   Okoro, Chinyere ^a,d   Obasi, Andrew ^a,c   Miri, Emmanuel S ^a,c   Richards Jr , Frank O ^a,c  

^a CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^d FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRICHURIS; ANIMAL; HELMINTH; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS; TRICHURIS; VERMES;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; IVERMECTIN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77957051506     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0033     Document Type: Article

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