Impact of Four Years of Annual Mass Drug Administration on Prevalence and Intensity of Schistosomiasis among Primary and High School Children in Western Kenya: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study

Schistosomiasis remains a major public health problem in Kenya. The World Health Organization recommends preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel (PZQ) to control morbidity due to schistosomiasis. Morbidity is considered linked to intensity of infection, which along with prevalence is used to deter...

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Autores principales: Abudho, Bernard O., Ndombi, Eric M., Guya, Bernard, Carter, Jennifer M., Riner, Diana K., Kittur, Nupur, Karanja, Diana M. S., Secor, W. Evan, Colley, Daniel G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5953387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29532768
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0908

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5953387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29532768
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0908

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