Efficacy of different albendazole and mebendazole regimens against heavy-intensity Trichuris trichiura infections in school children, Jimma Town, Ethiopia

Z MekonnenDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences and PathologyCollege of Public health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Ethiopia;Department of VirologyParasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]

B LeveckeDepartment of VirologyParasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

G BouletApplied Molecular Biology Research (AMBIOR) groupLaboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Antwerp University, Belgium

J-P BogersApplied Molecular Biology Research (AMBIOR) groupLaboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Antwerp University, Belgium

J VercruysseDepartment of VirologyParasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

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