Acceso abierto·Documento·2015·Inglés

Mass Administration of Ivermectin for the Elimination of Onchocerciasis Significantly Reduced and Maintained Low the Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Mariella Anselmi; Dora Buonfrate; Angel Guevara Espinoza; Rosanna Prandi; Mònica Márquez; Maria Gobbo; Antonio Montresor; Marco Albonico; Marcia Racines Orbe; Juan Moreira; Zeno Bisoffi

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Resumen

Periodic mass distribution of ivermectin had a significant impact on the prevalence of strongyloidiasis, less on trichuriasis and apparently no effect on ascariasis and hookworm infections.

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Mariella Anselmi, & Dora Buonfrate, & Angel Guevara Espinoza, & Rosanna Prandi, & Mònica Márquez, & Maria Gobbo, & Antonio Montresor, & Marco Albonico, & Marcia Racines Orbe, & Juan Moreira, & Zeno Bisoffi (2015). Mass Administration of Ivermectin for the Elimination of Onchocerciasis Significantly Reduced and Maintained Low the Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004150