Schistosomiasis in Africa: Improving strategies for long-term and sustainable morbidity control.

Autor: French, Michael D., Evans, Darin, Fleming, Fiona M., Secor, W. Evan, Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo, Brooker, Simon J., Bustinduy, Amaya, Gouvras, Anouk, Kabatereine, Narcis, King, Charles H., Rebollo Polo, Maria, Reinhard-Rupp, Jutta, Rollinson, David, Tchuem Tchuenté, Louis-Albert, Utzinger, Jürg, Waltz, Johannes, Zhang, Yaobi
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Zdroj: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases; 6/28/2018, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p1-6, 6p
Abstrakt: The article discusses how current public health strategies for schistosomiasis involves decreasing morbidity through preventive chemotherapy. It notes that periodic large-scale administration of the drug praziquantel focusing on the school-aged population and high-risk adults aims to reduce the prevalence and intensity of infection.
Databáze: Complementary Index
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