Strongyloides seroprevalence before and after an ivermectin mass drug administration in a remote Australian Aboriginal community.
Therese M KearnsBart J CurrieAllen C ChengJames McCarthyJonathan R CarapetisDeborah C HoltWendy PageJennifer ShieldRoslyn GundjirryirrEddie MulhollandLinda WardRoss M AndrewsPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
Two community ivermectin MDAs delivered 12 months apart by trained Aboriginal researchers in collaboration with non-Indigenous researchers resulted in a sustained and significant reduction in Strongyloides seroprevalence over 18 months. Similar reductions were seen in the baseline cohort and new entrants.