Praziquantel decreases fecundity in Schistosoma mansoni adult worms that survive treatment: evidence from a laboratory life-history trade-offs selection study

Abstract Background Mass drug administration of praziquantel is the World Health Organization’s endorsed control strategy for schistosomiasis. A decade of annual treatments across sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in significant reductions of infection prevalence and intensity levels, although ‘hotspo...

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Main Authors: Poppy H.L. Lamberton, Christina L. Faust, Joanne P. Webster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0324-0