School-based preventive chemotherapy program for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth control in Angola: 6-year impact assessment.

School-based preventive chemotherapy program for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth control in Angola: 6-year impact assessment.

<h4>Background</h4>A school preventive chemotherapy (PC) program for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and schistosomiasis has operated in Huambo, Uige and Zaire provinces, Angola, since 2013 and 2014, respectively; complemented by a school water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program in...

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Main Authors:	Adam W Bartlett, Elsa P Mendes, Latifeh Dahmash, Marta S Palmeirim, Maria C de Almeida, Luis B Peliganga, Luis M M Lufunda, Ana Direito, Julio Ramirez, Pauline N Mwinzi, Sergio Lopes, Susana Vaz Nery
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-05-01
Series:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010849

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