"Mass Drug Administration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Administration of a medication to at-risk individuals in a population without individual diagnosis. It is often used in order to treat, control, and/or prevent spread of often endemic DISEASE OUTBREAKS such as NEGLECTED DISEASES in high disease burden areas.
| Descriptor ID |
D000074381
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.162.575 N06.850.275.500 N06.850.780.200.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Mass Drug Administration- Mass Drug Administration
- Drug Administration, Mass
- Mass Drug Administrations
- Mass Administration
- Mass Administrations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mass Drug Administration" by people in Profiles.
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Vietnam: Neglected tropical diseases in an emerging and accelerating economy. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 02; 16(2):e0010140.
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Tropical Infectious Diseases: Still Here, Still Raging, Still Killing. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 10 25; 105(6):1435-1436.
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Predicting the environmental suitability for onchocerciasis in Africa as an aid to elimination planning. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 07; 15(7):e0008824.
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The rise or fall of neglected tropical diseases in East Asia Pacific. Acta Trop. 2020 Feb; 202:105182.
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The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and action. Lancet. 2019 Jul 06; 394(10192):81-92.
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Collateral Benefits of Preventive Chemotherapy - Expanding the War on Neglected Tropical Diseases. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 20; 380(25):2389-2391.
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Female genital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS: Reversing the neglect of girls and women. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 04; 13(4):e0007025.
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Resolving "worm wars": An extended comparison review of findings from key economics and epidemiological studies. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 03; 13(3):e0006940.
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Extending the global worm index and its links to human development and child education. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 06; 12(6):e0006322.
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Diagnostic tools for soil-transmitted helminths control and elimination programs: A pathway for diagnostic product development. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 03; 12(3):e0006213.