“Stopping the itch”: mass drug administration for scabies outbreak control covered for over nine million people in Ethiopia

“Stopping the itch”: mass drug administration for scabies outbreak control covered for over nine million people in Ethiopia

Introduction: In 2018, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health embarked on a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign that involved over 9 million people in Ethiopia – the largest scabies MDA campaign ever conducted on a global level. We describe its implementation and report on a) numbers screened and ide...

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Main Authors: Wendemagegn Enbiale, Tariku Belachew Baynie, Ashenafie Ayalew, Tekilehayimanot Gebrehiwot, Tesfa Getanew, Alie Ayal, Misganaw Ayalew, Henry JC de Vries, Kuda Takarinda, Marcel Manzi, Rony Zachriah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Operational research
population based prevalence
community health workers
mass drug administration
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/11701
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