Baseline Mapping of Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis in the Northern and Eastern Health Regions of Gabon, Central Africa: Recommendations for Preventive Chemotherapy

Baseline Mapping of Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis in the Northern and Eastern Health Regions of Gabon, Central Africa: Recommendations for Preventive Chemotherapy

In order to follow the Preventive Chemotherapy (PC) for the transmission control as recommended by WHO, Gabon initiated in 2014 the mapping of Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH). Here, we report the results of the Northern and Eastern health regions, representing a third of the...

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Main Authors: Rodrigue Mintsa Nguema, Jacques F. Mavoungou, Krystina Mengue Me Ngou-Milama, Modeste Mabicka Mamfoumbi, Aubin A. Koumba, Mariama Sani Lamine, Abdoulaye Diarra, Ghislaine Nkone Asseko, Jean R. Mourou, Marielle K. Bouyou Akotet, Hélène Moné, Gabriel Mouahid, Julienne Atsame
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
soil-transmitted-helminthiasis
mapping
preventive chemotherapy
transmission control
Gabon
Central Africa
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/3/4/119

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