Control of scabies, skin sores and haematuria in children in the Solomon Islands: another role for ivermectin.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of a 3-year programme aimed at controlling scabies on five small lagoon islands in the Solomon Islands by monitoring scabies, skin sores, streptococcal skin contamination, serology and haematuria in the island children. METHODS: Control was achieved by treating almos...

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Published in:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization Vol. 83; no. 1; pp. 34 - 43
Main Authors:	Lawrence G, Leafasia J, Sheridan J, Hills S, Wate J, Wate C, Montgomery J, Pandeya N, Purdie D
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	World Health Organization Jan2005
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