Analysis of the population-level impact of co-administering ivermectin with albendazole or mebendazole for the control and elimination of Trichuris trichiura

Parasite Epidemiology and Control

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 177-187

  Turner, Hugo C ^a   Truscott, James E ^a   Bettis, Alison A ^a   Hollingsworth, T Déirdre ^b,c   Brooker, Simon J ^d   Anderson, Roy M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Elimination; Ivermectin co administration; Mass drug administration; Soil transmitted helminth; Trichuris trichiura

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; MEBENDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

EID: 84989942913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24056731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2016.02.004     Document Type: Article

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