Schistosomiasis in School Age Children in Sierra Leone After 6 Years of Mass Drug Administration With Praziquantel

Schistosomiasis in School Age Children in Sierra Leone After 6 Years of Mass Drug Administration With Praziquantel

Historic data and baseline surveys showed schistosomiasis as highly/moderately endemic in 7 of 14 districts in Sierra Leone, justifying annual/biennial mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel. MDA commenced in 2009 and reported treatment coverage had been above the World Health Organization...

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Main Authors: Yakuba M. Bah, Jusufu Paye, Mohamed S. Bah, Abdulai Conteh, Sam Saffa, Alie Tia, Mustapha Sonnie, Amy Veinoglou, Mary H. Hodges, Yaobi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
neglected tropical diseases
Sierra Leone
mass drug administration
praziquantel
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00001/full

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