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No apparent reduction in schistosome burden or genetic diversity following four years of school-based mass drug administration in mwea, central kenya, a heavy transmission area.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Oct 2014
Lelo Agola E, Mburu David N, Magoma Gabriel N, Mungai Ben N, Kihara Jimmy H, Mwangi Ibrahim N, Maina Geoffrey M, Kinuthia Joseph M, Mutuku Martin W, Loker Eric S, Mkoji Gerald M, Steinauer Michelle L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a debilitating neglected tropical disease that infects over 200 million people worldwide. To combat this disease, in 2012, the World Health Organization announced a goal of reducing and eliminating transmission of schistosomes. Current control focuses primarily on mass drug administration (MDA). Therefore, we monitored transmission of Schistosoma mansoni via fecal egg counts and...
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