Six rounds of annual praziquantel treatment during a national helminth control program significantly reduced schistosome infection and morbidity levels in a cohort of schoolchildren in Zimbabwe

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends that schistosomiasis be treated through Mass Drug Administration (MDA). In line with this recommendation, Zimbabwe commenced a national helminth control program in 2012 targeting schoolchildren throughout the country for 6 years. This study, part...

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Autores principales: Mduluza, Takafira, Jones, Caitlin, Osakunor, Derick N. M., Lim, Rivka, Kuebel, Julius K., Phiri, Isaac, Manangazira, Portia, Tagwireyi, Paradzayi, Mutapi, Francisca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7332090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32569278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008388

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7332090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32569278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008388

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