The viewpoint by White and colleagues critiquing the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of mass chemotherapy for Taenia solium taeniasis is unsubstantiated

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
• ² Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
• ³ Independent Consultant, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
• ⁴ Neglected Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants of Health, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Washington DC, United States of America.
• ⁵ Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Washington DC, United States of America.
• ⁶ Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
• ⁷ Initiative for Neglected Animal Diseases (INAND), Midrand, South Africa.