Operational studies on the control of Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in Ecuador

A large-scale study in Loja and El Oro Provinces, Ecuador, demonstrated that population-based treatment of human taeniasis with a low dose of praziquantel is feasible and effective for the short-term control of transmission of Taenia solium in hyperendemic areas. Chemotherapeutic intervention also e...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization 1989-07, Vol.67 (4), p.401-407
Main Authors: CRUZ, M, DAVIS, A, DIXON, H, PAWLOWSKI, Z. S, PROANO, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Cysticercosis
Cysticercosis - drug therapy
Cysticercosis - epidemiology
Cysticercosis - prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Diseases
Diseases caused by cestodes
Ecuador
Evaluation
Female
Health aspects
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Parasitic diseases
Praziquantel
Praziquantel - therapeutic use
Prevalence
Swine
Taeniases
Taeniasis - drug therapy
Taeniasis - epidemiology
Taeniasis - prevention & control
Tropical medicine
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Summary:A large-scale study in Loja and El Oro Provinces, Ecuador, demonstrated that population-based treatment of human taeniasis with a low dose of praziquantel is feasible and effective for the short-term control of transmission of Taenia solium in hyperendemic areas. Chemotherapeutic intervention also effectively promoted local preventive measures and contributed greatly to the elaboration of a long-term control programme.
ISSN:0042-9686
1564-0604