Persistent transmission of soil-transmitted helminths despite 16 years of uninterrupted Mebendazole- and ivermectin-based preventive chemotherapy in the Lomie Health District (East Region, Cameroon): The emergency of complementary control strategies.

Persistent transmission of soil-transmitted helminths despite 16 years of uninterrupted Mebendazole- and ivermectin-based preventive chemotherapy in the Lomie Health District (East Region, Cameroon): The emergency of complementary control strategies.

<h4>Background</h4>The control of the Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) infections primarily relies on the school-based Preventive Chemotherapy (PCT) with mebendazole. Given the efficacy of ivermectin on STH, the control of the latter is expected to be potentialized in areas where ivermec...

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Main Authors: Arnauld Efon-Ekangouo, Virtue F De-Gaulle, Yannick Emalio, Verner N Orish, Linda Djune-Yemeli, Michèle L Simo-Simo, Martine A Tsasse, Laetitia Mbakam, Hugues C Nana-Djeunga, Joseph Kamgno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012508
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