A new global strategy for the elimination of schistosomiasis

A new global strategy for the elimination of schistosomiasis

Mass drug administration utilising a single oral dose of 40 mg/kg of praziquantel (PZQ) has been endorsed and advocated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the global control and elimination of schistosomiasis. However, this strategy is failing primarily because the drugs are not getting to t...

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Main Authors: Allen G.P. Ross, M.D., Ph.D., Thao N. Chau, M.P.H., Marianette T. Inobaya, M.Sc., Remigio M. Olveda, M.D., Yuesheng Li, M.D, Ph.D, Donald A. Harn, Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
Mass Drug Administration (MDA)
integrated control
praziquantel
artemether
dosage
community development
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