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Vaccination or mass drug administration against schistosomiasis: a hypothetical cost-effectiveness modelling comparison

BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease, targeted by the World Health Organization for reduction in morbidity by 2020. It is caused by parasitic flukes that spread through contamination of local water sources. Traditional control focuses on mass drug administration, which kills t...

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Autores principales: Collyer, Benjamin S., Turner, Hugo C., Hollingsworth, T. Déirdre, Keeling, Matt J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6813092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31647019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3749-4