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A Persistent Hotspot of Schistosoma mansoni Infection in a Five-Year Randomized Trial of Praziquantel Preventative Chemotherapy Strategies
BACKGROUND: Persistent hotspots have been described after mass drug administration (MDA) for the control of schistosomiasis, but they have not been studied during the course of a multiyear MDA program. METHODS: In data from a 5-year study of school-based and village-wide preventive chemotherapy stra...
Main Authors: | Wiegand, Ryan E, Mwinzi, Pauline N M, Montgomery, Susan P, Chan, YuYen L, Andiego, Kennedy, Omedo, Martin, Muchiri, Geoffrey, Ogutu, Michael O, Rawago, Fredrick, Odiere, Maurice R, Karanja, Diana M S, Secor, W Evan |
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Format: | Online Article Text |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5913648/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28968877 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix496 |
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