"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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| 2023 | 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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Investigation of Four Cases of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome among Participants in a Mass Drug Administration Campaign with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine and Primaquine in Haiti, 2020. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 06 07; 108(6):1140-1144.