Prevalence and correlations of schistosomiasis mansoni and schistosomiasis haematobium among humans and intermediate snail hosts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence and correlations of schistosomiasis mansoni and schistosomiasis haematobium among humans and intermediate snail hosts: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The control of schistosomiasis is particularly difficult in sub-Saharan Africa, which currently harbours 95% of this disease. The target population for preventive chemotherapy (PC) is expanded to all age group at risk of infection, thus increasing the demands of praziquantel (PZQ...

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Main Authors: Xin-Yao Wang, Qin Li, Yin-Long Li, Su-Ying Guo, Shi-Zhu Li, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Jia-Gang Guo, Robert Bergquist, Saleh Juma, Jian-Feng Zhang, Kun Yang, Jing Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-09-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma haematobium
Bulinus
Biomphalaria
Prevalence
Correlation analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-024-01233-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-024-01233-0

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