This project will develop and assess the feasibility and acceptability of a urine-based assay
to monitor adherence to Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaigns within Soil-transmitted
helminthiasis (STH) control programs, evaluating the urine and serum pharmacokinetics of
ALBENDAZOLE (ABZ) and its metabolites across a variety of food/fast conditions, age, gender
and body weight. The final goal is to obtain a field ready tool for the measurement of
adherence to anthelmintic treatment at a community level that serves as a coverage/adherence
indicator and a reference standard for other monitoring tools.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad Nacional de Salta
Collaborators:
CIVETAN-Tandil, UNCPBA Fundacion Mundo Sano Natural History Museum, London, UK