Strongyloides: Presumptive Treatment or Test (CDC Refugee Guidance)

Decides between presumptive ivermectin and Strongyloides testing for a newly arrived refugee (CDC, January 2025).

Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Where the person lived
Asia
Overseas ivermectin documented
No
Pregnant or breastfeeding an infant under 1 week
No
Corticosteroids or immunosuppression planned
No
Weight
62

Result: No documented overseas treatment: presumptive ivermectin 200 ug/kg once, 12.4 mg for 62 kg.

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What you enter

  • Where the person lived
  • Overseas ivermectin documented
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding an infant under 1 week
  • Corticosteroids or immunosuppression planned
  • Weight (kg)
How this is calculated

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Domestic Refugee Health Guidance: Intestinal Parasites. Last updated January 30, 2025. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.