Community control of Strongyloides stercoralis by thiabendazole.
Mass treatment of a community in Costa Rica with thiabendazole in 1965 reduced the prevalence of S. sterocoralis from 19.2% to 0.3%, and the rates remained low 2 years thereafter. Re-examination of the treated population 7 years after initial treatment showed S. stercoralis prevalence still at a 0.5% level.
D000818:Animals; D003364:Costa Rica; D013321:Strongyloides / Q000187:drug effects; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013827:Thiabendazole