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What is the impact of acquired immunity on the transmission of schistosomiasis and the efficacy of current and planned mass drug administration programmes?

Schistosomiasis causes severe morbidity in many countries with endemic infection with the schistosome digenean parasites in Africa and Asia. To control and eliminate the disease resulting from infection, regular mass drug administration (MDA) is used, with a focus on school-aged children (SAC; 5–14...

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Autores principales: Kura, Klodeta, Hardwick, Robert J., Truscott, James E., Anderson, Roy M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8635407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34851952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009946