Quantitative assessment of the impact of partially protective anti-schistosomiasis vaccines.

BACKGROUND:Mass drug administration (MDA) of praziquantel has been the intervention of choice against schistosomiasis but with limited success in interrupting the transmission. The development of anti-Schistosoma vaccines is underway. Our objective is to quantify the population-level impact of anti-...

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Main Authors: Ramzi A Alsallaq, David Gurarie, Martial Ndeffo Mbah, Alison Galvani, Charles King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5406007?pdf=render