Ivermectin is one of the most important drugs in veterinary and human medicine for the
control of parasitic infection and was the joint focus of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or …

The concept of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) emerged more than a decade ago and
has been recognised as a valid way to categorise diseases that affect the poorest …

Scabies is a parasitic disease of the skin that disproportionately affects disadvantaged
populations. The disease causes considerable morbidity and leads to severe bacterial …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization has targeted lymphatic filariasis for
global elimination by 2020 with a strategy of mass drug administration. This trial tested …

Aim: COVID-19 is currently the biggest threat to mankind. Recently, ivermectin (a US FDA-
approved antiparasitic drug) has been explored as an anti-SARS-CoV-2 agent. Herein, we …

Background About 3· 7 billion doses of ivermectin have been distributed in mass drug
administration (MDA) campaigns globally over the past 30 years. At 10–100 times higher …

Ivermectin is an endectocide that has been used broadly in single dose community
campaigns for the control of onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis for more than 30 years …

GUIDELINE Page 1 GUIDELINE Alternative mass drug administration regimens to eliminate
lymphatic filariasis Page 2 Page 3 GUIDELINE Alternative mass drug administration regimens to …

The use of alternative (or complementary) treatment strategies (ATSs) ie differing from
annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) is required in some African foci …

Background Lymphatic filariasis is targeted for elimination as a public health problem by
2020. The principal approach used by current programmes is annual mass drug …