Defining Persistent Hotspots: Areas That Fail to Decrease Meaningfully in Prevalence after Multiple Years of Mass Drug Administration with Praziquantel for Control of Schistosomiasis

Preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel for schistosomiasis morbidity control is commonly done by mass drug administration (MDA). MDA regimen is usually based on prevalence in a given area, and effectiveness is evaluated by decreases in prevalence and/or intensity of infection after several years...

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Autores principales: Kittur, Nupur, Binder, Sue, Campbell, Carl H., King, Charles H., Kinung’hi, Safari, Olsen, Annette, Magnussen, Pascal, Colley, Daniel G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29016344
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0368

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29016344
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0368

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