Schistosoma mansoni infection after three years of mass drug administration in Sierra Leone

Schistosoma mansoni infection after three years of mass drug administration in Sierra Leone

Abstract Background Schistosoma mansoni was moderately-highly endemic in the northeast of Sierra Leone. The national neglected tropical disease control program started mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel (PZQ) in six districts in 2009 targeting primary school children only. The effort w...

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Main Authors: Santigie Sesay, Jusufu Paye, Mohamed S Bah, Florence Max McCarthy, Abdulai Conteh, Mustapha Sonnie, Mary H Hodges, Yaobi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
Schistosoma mansoni
Neglected tropical diseases
NTDs
Independent monitoring
Sierra Leone
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-14

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