Abstract

Current estimates of the global prevalence of parasitic diseases range from 600 million cases caused by protozoan and metazoan parasites (Kolberg 1994) to more than 1 billion total cases (Goodman 1994). Strategies for reducing the transmission of these diseases include: immunization programs; reduction of parasite loads in human populations via chemotherapy; modification of cultural practices through public health education, clean water, and sanitation projects; habitat modification (e.g., drainage of stagnant water bodies); and biological and chemical vector and host control (Warren and Mahmoud 1990, WHO 1990). Due Much of the published research on the use of

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