Unprogrammed deworming in the Kibera slum, Nairobi: implications for control of soil-transmitted helminthiases.

Unprogrammed deworming in the Kibera slum, Nairobi: implications for control of soil-transmitted helminthiases.

BACKGROUND:Programs for control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are increasingly evaluating national mass drug administration (MDA) interventions. However, "unprogrammed deworming" (receipt of deworming drugs outside of nationally-run STH control programs) occurs frequently....

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Main Authors:	Julie R Harris, Caitlin M Worrell, Stephanie M Davis, Kennedy Odero, Ondari D Mogeni, Michael S Deming, Aden Mohammed, Joel M Montgomery, Sammy M Njenga, LeAnne M Fox, David G Addiss
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4357447?pdf=render

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