Veron Scabies Education and Eradication Program

Summary

The purpose of this project is to develop a community scabies eradication and education program for the highly endemic areas surrounding the Veron community on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic. It proposes the use of oral Ivermectin as a replacement for topical Lindane--a readily available medical formulation, pesticide, and environmental toxin that is reported to be banned in the Dominican Republic as well as over 80 other countries throughout the world.

Timeline

Start

2007-05

Primary completion

2008-05

Completion

2008-05

Publications

• Background Boffa MJ, Brough PA, Ead RD. Lindane neurotoxicity. Br J Dermatol. 1995 Dec;133(6):1013. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb06950.x. No abstract available.
• Background Davies JE, Dedhia HV, Morgade C, Barquet A, Maibach HI. Lindane poisonings. Arch Dermatol. 1983 Feb;119(2):142-4. doi: 10.1001/archderm.1983.01650260050017.
• Background Alexander ND, Bockarie MJ, Kastens WA, Kazura JW, Alpers MP. Absence of ivermectin-associated excess deaths. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1998 May-Jun;92(3):342. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(98)91035-5. No abstract available.
• Background del Giudice P, Chosidow O, Caumes E. Ivermectin in dermatology. J Drugs Dermatol. 2003 Jan;2(1):13-21.
• Background Madan V, Jaskiran K, Gupta U, Gupta DK. Oral ivermectin in scabies patients: a comparison with 1% topical lindane lotion. J Dermatol. 2001 Sep;28(9):481-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2001.tb00015.x.
• Background Walker GJ, Johnstone PW. Interventions for treating scabies. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000;(3):CD000320. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000320.
• Background Walton SF, Holt DC, Currie BJ, Kemp DJ. Scabies: new future for a neglected disease. Adv Parasitol. 2004;57:309-76. doi: 10.1016/S0065-308X(04)57005-7.

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