NOTABLE ' CDC Recommends Ivermectin for immigrants entering USA (since 2008)
UPDATES–the following are content updates from the previous version of the
overseas guidance, which was posted in 2008
• Latin American and Caribbean refugees are now included, in addition to Asian,
Middle Eastern, and African refugees.'''
All Middle Eastern, Asian, North African, Latin American, and Caribbean refugees should receive presumptive therapy with:
Albendazole, single dose of 400 mg (200 mg for children 12-23 months)
AND
Ivermectin, two doses 200 mcg/Kg orally once a day for 2 days before departure to the United States.
PDF for archiving offline:
https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/intestinal-parasites-overseas.pdf