Opportunities to investigate the effects of ivermectin mass drug administration on scabies

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Andrew C Steer⁴  L Claire Fuller⁷  James S McCarthy⁵  Olivier Chosidow²  Roderick J Hay⁶  Diana L Martin³  Daniel Engelman¹ 

[1] Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Flemington Road, Parkville, Melbourne 3052, Australia;Department of Dermatology, AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Université Paris-est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, France;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA;Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia;Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia;International Foundation for Dermatology, London, UK;Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK

关键词: Neglected tropical disease;    Mass drug administration;    Ivermectin;    Scabies;   

Others  :  1227996
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-3305-6-106

 received in 2013-04-11, accepted in 2013-04-15,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

The recent article by Mohammed et al. demonstrates an impressive effect of ivermectin mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis on the burden of scabies. Partnering scabies research within the evaluation and monitoring of Neglected Tropical Disease programmes could potentially increase our understanding of the epidemiology and control of scabies and its important bacterial complications.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Engelman et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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