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...
Main Authors: | Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke, Abebe Genetu Bayih, Solomon Afework, John S. Gilleard |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00282-z |
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