Evaluating survey designs for targeting preventive chemotherapy against Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni across sub-Saharan Africa: a geostatistical analysis and modelling study
Abstract Background Schistosomiasis control programmes primarily use school-based surveys to identify areas for mass drug administration of preventive chemotherapy. However, as the spatial distribution of schistosomiasis can be highly focal, transmission may not be detected by surveys implemented at...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04413-7 |