Table 2.

Use of mass ivermectin and its efficacy against parasitic diseases.

Disease	Population	Basal % of parasitic diseases	% of parasitic diseases after one month	% of parasitic diseases after nine to 12 months
Ancylostomiasis (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale)	Northeast Brazil, median age of 26.4, 48,4% were male. A total of 516 people (Heukelbach et al., 2004) (Heukelbach et al., 2004)	28.5	16.4	7.7
Ascariasis	Northeast Brazil, median age of 26.4, 48,4% were male. A total of 516 people (Heukelbach et al., 2004) (Heukelbach et al., 2004)	17.1	0.4	0.4
Trichuriasis	Northeast Brazil, median age of 26.4, 48.4% were male. A total of 516 people (Heukelbach et al., 2004) (Heukelbach et al., 2004)	16.5	3.4	9.4
Strongyloidiasis	Northeast Brazil, median age of 26.4, 48.4% were male. A total of 516 people (Heukelbach et al., 2004) (Heukelbach et al., 2004)	11.0	0.6	0.7
Lice infestation (Brazil)	Northeast Brazil, median age of 26.4, 48.4% were male. A total of 548 people (Heukelbach et al., 2004) (Heukelbach et al., 2004)	28.1	21.1	13.5
Scabies (Brazil)	Northeast Brazil, median age of 26.4, 48.4% were male. A total of 548 people (Heukelbach et al., 2004) (Heukelbach et al., 2004)	3.8	1.0	1.5
Scabies (Japan)	Fuji, a population of all the ages, with 716 people	32.1		1.9
Cutaneous larva migrans	Northeast Brazil, median age of 26.4, 48.4% were male. A total of 548 people (Heukelbach et al., 2004) (Heukelbach et al., 2004)	0.7	0.0	0.0