Prevention and control of schistosomiasis: a current perspective

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that ranks second only to malaria in terms of human suffering in the tropics and subtropics. Five species are known to infect man and there are currently over 240 million people infected worldwide. The cornerstone of control to date has been mass drug...

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Autores principales: Inobaya, Marianette T, Olveda, Remigio M, Chau, Thao NP, Olveda, David U, Ross, Allen GP
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2014
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4231879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25400499
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRTM.S44274
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Sumario:Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that ranks second only to malaria in terms of human suffering in the tropics and subtropics. Five species are known to infect man and there are currently over 240 million people infected worldwide. The cornerstone of control to date has been mass drug administration with 40 mg/kg of praziquantel but there are problems with this approach. Human and bovine vaccines are in various stages of development. Integrated control, targeting the life cycle, is the only approach that will lead to sustainability and future elimination.

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