Determining post-treatment surveillance criteria for predicting the elimination of Schistosoma mansoni transmission

Determining post-treatment surveillance criteria for predicting the elimination of Schistosoma mansoni transmission

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has set elimination (interruption of transmission) as an end goal for schistosomiasis. However, there is currently little guidance on the monitoring and evaluation strategy required once very low prevalence levels have been reached to determine...

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Main Authors: Jaspreet Toor, James E. Truscott, Marleen Werkman, Hugo C. Turner, Anna E. Phillips, Charles H. King, Graham F. Medley, Roy M. Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
Elimination of transmission
Stochastic individual-based model
Positive predictive value
Prevalence threshold
Post-treatment surveillance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3611-8

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