Impact of an Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration on Scabies Prevalence in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community.

Impact of an Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration on Scabies Prevalence in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community.

BACKGROUND:Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life. We report the outcomes against scabies of two oral ivermectin mass drug administrations (MDAs) delivered 12 months apart in a remote Australian Aboriginal...

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Main Authors: Thérèse M Kearns, Richard Speare, Allen C Cheng, James McCarthy, Jonathan R Carapetis, Deborah C Holt, Bart J Currie, Wendy Page, Jennifer Shield, Roslyn Gundjirryirr, Leanne Bundhala, Eddie Mulholland, Mark Chatfield, Ross M Andrews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4627839?pdf=render

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