Treatment efficacy and re-infection rates of soil-transmitted helminths following mebendazole treatment in schoolchildren, Northwest Ethiopia

Treatment efficacy and re-infection rates of soil-transmitted helminths following mebendazole treatment in schoolchildren, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract Background Transmission of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection remains high in Ethiopia. This study aimed at assessing the therapeutic efficacy of mebendazole against soil-transmitted helminths and determining the re-infection rates of the parasites among schoolchildren in Northwest E...

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Main Authors: Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke, Abebe Genetu Bayih, Solomon Afework, John S. Gilleard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Soil-transmitted helminths
Efficacy
Re-infection
Schoolchildren
Mebendazole
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00282-z

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