Titre du document / Document title

Efficacy of a single dose of mebendazole on prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted nematodes in Zanzibar

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

ALBONICO M. ⁽¹⁾ ; RENGANATHAN E. ; BOSMAN A. ; KISUMKU U. M. ; ALAWI K. S. ; SAVIOLI L. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ World health organization, div. communicable diseases, programme intestinal parasitic infections, 1211 Geneva, SUISSE

Résumé / Abstract

The efficacy of a single-dose of mebendazole to treat intestinal helminths was studied in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, with the view of incorporating it in future control programmes. A single Kato-Katz stool examination was performed on 2,269 individuals from all age groups. 1,883 individuals were treated with 500 mg of mebendazole (250 mg for children below two years) and re-examined one month and four months after therapy. A total of 466 presented themselves for all three surveys and the data has been reported in this study

Revue / Journal Title

Tropical and geographical medicine   ISSN 0041-3232   CODEN TGMEAJ 

Source / Source

1994, vol. 46, n^o3, pp. 142-146 (23 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, PAYS-BAS  (1958-1995) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Ascariasis ; Trichuriasis ; Hookworm infection ; Chemotherapy ; Parasiticid ; Anthelmintic ; Human ; Zanzibar ; Single dose ; Nematod disease ; Helminthiasis ; Parasitosis ; Infection ; Tanzania ; Africa ; Digestive diseases ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Ascaridiase ; Trichocéphalose ; Ankylostomiase ; Chimiothérapie ; Mébendazole ; Antiparasitaire ; Anthelminthique ; Homme ; Zanzibar ; Dose unique ; Nématodose ; Helminthiase ; Parasitose ; Infection ; Tanzanie ; Afrique ; Appareil digestif pathologie ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Ascaridiasis ; Tricocefaliasis ; Anquilostomiasis ; Quimioterapia ; Antiparasitario ; Antihelmíntico ; Hombre ; Zanzibar ; Dosis única ; Nematodosis ; Helmintiasis ; Parasitosis ; Infección ; Tanzania ; Africa ; Aparato digestivo patología ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 2191, 35400004689270.0040