| evaluation of the treatment of intestinal helminthiases with albendazole in djohong (north cameroon). | 246 inhabitants of djohong, a township located in north-east cameroon, presented with single or mixed nematode infections. they were treated by 400 mg albendazole in a single dose. the results were evaluated either with the kato thick-smear technique and the ritchie technique on stools and/or the graham test: albendazole has proved to be 100% efficacious in pinworm and roundworm treatment, 63% to 84% in hookworm treatment (difference due to the type of technique used). albendazole showed a mean ... | 1990 | 2339246 |
| mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the regions of centre, east and west cameroon. | schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (sth) are widely distributed in cameroon. although mass drug administration (mda) of mebendazole is implemented nationwide, treatment with praziquantel was so far limited to the three northern regions and few health districts in the southern part of cameroon, based on previous mapping conducted 25 years ago. to update the disease distribution map and determine where treatment with praziquantel should be extended, mapping surveys were conducted i ... | 2012 | 22413029 |