No Apparent Reduction in Schistosome Burden or Genetic Diversity Following Four Years of School-Based Mass Drug Administration in Mwea, Central Kenya, a Heavy Transmission Area

BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a debilitating neglected tropical disease that infects over 200 million people worldwide. To combat this disease, in 2012, the World Health Organization announced a goal of reducing and eliminating transmission of schistosomes. Current control focuses primarily on mass...

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Autores principales: Lelo, Agola E., Mburu, David N., Magoma, Gabriel N., Mungai, Ben N., Kihara, Jimmy H., Mwangi, Ibrahim N., Maina, Geoffrey M., Kinuthia, Joseph M., Mutuku, Martin W., Loker, Eric S., Mkoji, Gerald M., Steinauer, Michelle L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25299057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003221

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25299057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003221

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