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Mass treatment of opisthorchiasis in northeast Thailand

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dc.contributor.authorP. Vivatanasesthen_US
dc.contributor.authorS. Sornmanien_US
dc.contributor.authorF. P. Schelpen_US
dc.contributor.authorP. Impanden_US
dc.contributor.authorP. Sitabutraen_US
dc.contributor.authorS. Preuksarajen_US
dc.contributor.authorC. Harinasutaen_US
dc.contributor.otherMahidol Universityen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-12T07:27:11Z
dc.date.available2018-10-12T07:27:11Z
dc.date.issued1982-12-01en_US
dc.description.abstractIn 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 was rate after 1 month was 95.9%. The side effect wals 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSoutheast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.13, No.4 (1982), 609-613en_US
dc.identifier.issn00383619en_US
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-0020309191en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30359
dc.rightsMahidol Universityen_US
dc.rights.holderSCOPUSen_US
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dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.titleMass treatment of opisthorchiasis in northeast Thailanden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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