Does mass drug administration for community-based scabies control works? The experience in Ethiopia

Does mass drug administration for community-based scabies control works? The experience in Ethiopia

Introduction: After a scabies outbreak in Amhara Region, Ethiopia in 2015/2016, the Regional Health Bureau performed an extensive Mass Drug Administration (MDA). In May 2017, we collected data to assess the impact of the treatment on the scabies control. Methodology. We retrieved baseline data f...

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Main Authors: Wendemagegn Enbiale, Ashenafi Ayalew, Teklehaymanot Gebrehiwot, Yared Mulu, Muluken Azage, Rony Zachariah, Lucia Romani, Kristien Verdonck, Johan van Griensven, Henry JC de Vries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Scabies outbreak
operational research
Amhara region
public health emergency
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/11892
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