The Case for Mass Treatment of Intestinal Helminths in Endemic Areas.
Two articles published earlier this year in the International Journal of Epidemiology [1,2] have re-ignited the debate over the World Health Organization's long-held recommendation of mass-treatment of intestinal helminths in endemic areas. In this note, we discuss the content and relevance of...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b52bc7578eed4905989ec39e133d7c4a 2023-05-15T14:59:30+02:00 The Case for Mass Treatment of Intestinal Helminths in Endemic Areas. Joan Hamory Hicks Michael Kremer Edward Miguel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004214 https://doaj.org/article/b52bc7578eed4905989ec39e133d7c4a EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4619642?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004214 https://doaj.org/article/b52bc7578eed4905989ec39e133d7c4a PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 10, p e0004214 (2015) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004214 2022-12-31T03:54:49Z Two articles published earlier this year in the International Journal of Epidemiology [1,2] have re-ignited the debate over the World Health Organization's long-held recommendation of mass-treatment of intestinal helminths in endemic areas. In this note, we discuss the content and relevance of these articles to the policy debate, and review the broader research literature on the educational and economic impacts of deworming. We conclude that existing evidence still indicates that mass deworming is a cost-effective health investment for governments in low-income countries where worm infections are widespread. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 9 10 e0004214 |
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Two articles published earlier this year in the International Journal of Epidemiology [1,2] have re-ignited the debate over the World Health Organization's long-held recommendation of mass-treatment of intestinal helminths in endemic areas. In this note, we discuss the content and relevance of these articles to the policy debate, and review the broader research literature on the educational and economic impacts of deworming. We conclude that existing evidence still indicates that mass deworming is a cost-effective health investment for governments in low-income countries where worm infections are widespread. |
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The Case for Mass Treatment of Intestinal Helminths in Endemic Areas. |
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