Administration of Triclabendazole Is Safe and Effective in Controlling Fascioliasis in an Endemic Community of the Bolivian Altiplano

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dc.contributor.authorFidel Villegas
dc.contributor.authorRené Angles
dc.contributor.authorRené Barrientos
dc.contributor.authorGary Barrios
dc.contributor.authorM. Adela Valero
dc.contributor.authorKamal Hamed
dc.contributor.authorHeiner Grueninger
dc.contributor.authorSteven K. Ault
dc.contributor.authorAntonio Montresor
dc.contributor.authorDirk Engels
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T14:03:09Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T14:03:09Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 83
dc.description.abstractAdministration of triclabendazole is a feasible, safe and efficacious public health intervention in an endemic community in the Bolivian Altiplano, suggesting that preventive chemotherapy can be applied to control of fascioliasis. Further investigations are needed to define the most appropriate frequency of treatment.
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pntd.0001720
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001720
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/44258
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.relation.ispartofPLoS neglected tropical diseases
dc.sourceHigher University of San Andrés
dc.subjectTriclabendazole
dc.subjectEndemic diseases
dc.subjectFasciola hepatica
dc.subjectNeglected tropical diseases
dc.subjectTraditional medicine
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectHelminths
dc.subjectEnvironmental health
dc.titleAdministration of Triclabendazole Is Safe and Effective in Controlling Fascioliasis in an Endemic Community of the Bolivian Altiplano
dc.typearticle

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