Mass treatment of opisthorchiasis in Northeast Thailand.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1982 Dec; 13(4): 609-13
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-32543
ABSTRACT
In an attempt to control opisthorchiasis, a single dose of 40 mg/kg of Praziquantel was given to 666 people in the three villages of Nam Pong Water Resource Development Project, Khon Kaen, Northeast Thailand. The results showed a cure rate after 1 month was 95.9%. The side effect was minimized by alternation of the time of treatment from after breakfast to after dinner. The use of Praziquantel for the mass treatment in control of opisthorchiasis is possible. However, to achieve the objective of control programme other measures such as environmental sanitation improvement, health education and change in eating habits must be integrated into the programme.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Opisthorchiasis
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Praziquantel
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Thailand
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Adolescent
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1982
Type:
Article
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