administration of the drug to specified populations irrespective of the presence of symptoms or infection, such as occurs for lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, soil-transmitted helminths, taeniasis and cysticercosis, schistosomiasis, foodborne trematodiases, yaws, trachoma or scabies (Additional File 1...
A 'screen-and-treat' approach using a cream medication, permethrin, was also found to be effective in reducing scabies among participants and their households. Scabies is a neglected tropical disease, with high infection rates in many Pacific nations, parts of South America and Africa, and in r...