Ivermectin treatment in humans for reducing malaria transmission.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria is transmitted through the bite of Plasmodium-infected adult female Anopheles mosquitoes. Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, acts by killing mosquitoes that are exposed to the drug while feeding on the blood of people (known as blood feeds) who have ingested the drug. This effect on mosquitoes has been demonstrated by individual randomized trials. This effect has generated interest in using ivermectin as a tool for malaria control.

Objectives

To assess the effect of community administration of ivermectin on malaria transmission.

Search methods

We searched the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group (CIDG) Specialized Register, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS, Science Citation index - expanded, the World Health Organization (WHO) International Clinical

SUBMITTER: de Souza DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8240090 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature