Treatment with ivermectin reduces the high prevalence of scabies in a village in Papua New Guinea

被引:52
作者
Bockarie, MJ
Alexander, NDE
Kazura, JW
Bockarie, F
Griffin, L
Alpers, MP
机构
[1] Case Western Reserve Univ, Sch Med, Div Geog Med, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
[2] Univ Hosp Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
[3] Papua New Guinea Inst Med Res, Madang, Papua N Guinea
[4] Papua New Guinea Inst Med Res, Goroka, Papua N Guinea
关键词
ivermectin; lymphatic filariasis; mass treatment; onchocerciasis; scabies; Sarcoptes scabiei;
D O I
10.1016/S0001-706X(99)00087-X
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 [理学]; 0710 [生物学]; 09 [农学]; 100103 [病原生物学];
摘要
[No abstract available]
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页码:127 / 130
页数:4
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