Efecto diferencial de la desparasitación masiva y la desparasitación dirigida para el control de los helmintos

Naomi E Clarke1, Archie C A Clements1, Suhail A Doi2

  • 1Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Lancet (London, England)
|December 17, 2016
PubMed
Resumen

Ampliar los programas de desparasitación a comunidades enteras, no solo a los niños, reduce significativamente las infecciones de helminto transmitidas por el suelo en niños en edad escolar. Este enfoque en toda la comunidad es crucial para un control eficaz y mejores resultados de salud pública.

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