Schistosomiasis control in Senegal: results from community data analysis for optimizing preventive chemotherapy intervention with praziquantel

Schistosomiasis control in Senegal: results from community data analysis for optimizing preventive chemotherapy intervention with praziquantel

Abstract Background Over the past two decades, preventive chemotherapy (PC) with praziquantel (PZQ) is the major strategy for controlling schistosomiasis in Senegal. The objective of this analysis was to update the endemicity of schistosomiasis at community level for better targeting mass treatment...

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Main Authors: Boubacar Diop, Khadime Sylla, NDèye MBacké Kane, Oumou Kaltoum Boh, Babacar Guèye, Mady Ba, Idrissa Talla, Malang Mané, Rose Monteil, Boniface Kinvi, Honorat Gustave Marie Zoure, Jorge Cano Ortega, Pauline Mwinzi, Moussa Sacko, Babacar Faye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
Community data analysis
Endemicity
Praziquantel
Senegal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01155-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01155-3

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