Impact of mass chemotherapy for the control of filariasis on geohelminth infections in Sri Lanka.
De Silva
N R
NR
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, PO Box 6, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Pathmeswaran
A
A
Fernando
S D
SD
Weerasinghe
C R
CR
Selvaratnam
R R
RR
Padmasiri
E A
EA
Montresor
A
A
D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005369:Filaricides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006725:Hookworm Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology; D014257:Trichuriasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
D000871:Anthelmintics; D005369:Filaricides; D015766:Albendazole; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine