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A cost effectiveness analysis of anthelminthic intervention for community control of Ascariasis : traditional vs. pharmaceutical therapy

Creator:

Ortega, Fernando

Abstract:

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a targeted intervention for community control of Ascariasis was carried out in three rural communities near Quito, Ecuador. Targeted treatment with Paico (Chenopodium ambrosioides) and Albendazole (ABZ) was applied to children aged 5 to 15 years attending primary local schools in Aglla, Checa and Iguinaro. Prevalence...

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Dissertation

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levels of antibody and low Ascaris burdens in man (Leikina and Guseinov, 1954; Leikina, Hefter and