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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...
Autores principales: | Mduluza, Takafira, Jones, Caitlin, Osakunor, Derick N. M., Lim, Rivka, Kuebel, Julius K., Phiri, Isaac, Manangazira, Portia, Tagwireyi, Paradzayi, Mutapi, Francisca |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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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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