Efficacy of a Single Dose of Albendazole for Treating Ascaris lumbricoides in Schoolchildren in Northwest Ethiopia: An Open-Label Trial Examining Re-Infection Rates and Contributing Factors - Report - DentalSpire

Efficacy of a Single Dose of Albendazole for Treating Ascaris lumbricoides in Schoolchildren in Northwest Ethiopia: An Open-Label Trial Examining Re-Infection Rates and Contributing Factors

  • By

  • Hana Misganaw

  • Mebratu Tamir

  • Yalewayker Tegegne

  • Zufan Yiheyis Abriham

  • Dereje Mengesha Berta

  • Bisrat Birke Teketelew

  • Negesse Cherie

  • Tsedenya Gebeyehu

  • Elias Chane

  • Abiy Ayele Angelo

  • Aberham Abere

  • Abebaw Setegn

  • Tegegne Eshetu

  • January 30, 2026

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Clinical Report: Efficacy of a Single Dose of Albendazole for Treating Ascaris lumbricoides

Overview

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Background

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Data Highlights

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Key Findings

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Clinical Implications

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Conclusion

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References

  1. Efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminth infections in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, PubMed, 2023 -- Efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminth infections in Ethiopia
  2. Therapeutic efficacy of single dose Albendazole against Ascaris lumbricoides, prevalence of re-infection, and its associated factors among school children at Northwest Ethiopia: an open-label trial study, PubMed, 2023 -- Therapeutic efficacy of single dose Albendazole
  3. Drug Safety — Evaluating the Safety of Combined Praziquantel and Albendazole Treatment for Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Rwandan Children: Findings from an Active Surveillance Study
  4. Infection — Assessment of Antiparasitic Treatment Effectiveness and Safety for Neurocysticercosis in Rural Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Analysis
  5. Infection — Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni, soil-transmitted helminths, and intestinal protozoan infections among orphans and street children in Mwanza, Northern Tanzania
  6. Infection — Hematological Alterations Associated with Schistosoma haematobium Infections in Gabonese Schoolchildren
  7. WHO Deworming Guidelines
  8. Efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminth infections in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed
  9. Thereaputic efficacy of single dose Albendazole against Ascaris lumbricoides, prevalence of re-infection, and its associated factors among school children at Northwest Ethiopia: an open-label trial study - PubMed

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Efficacy of a Single Dose of Albendazole for Treating Ascaris lumbricoides in Schoolchildren in Northwest Ethiopia: An Open-Label Trial Examining Re-Infection Rates and Contributing Factors

  • by Hana Misganaw, Mebratu Tamir, Yalewayker Tegegne, Zufan Yiheyis Abriham, Dereje Mengesha Berta, Bisrat Birke Teketelew, Negesse Cherie, Tsedenya Gebeyehu, Elias Chane, Abiy Ayele Angelo, Aberham Abere, Abebaw Setegn, Tegegne Eshetu

  • January 30, 2026

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