Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands' communities

(London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine) Mass drug administration of two antibiotics can be highly effective at reducing cases of scabies and the bacterial infection impetigo, according to new research published in Lancet Infectious Diseases.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/lsoh-mda040419.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news