Comparison of community-wide, integrated mass drug administration strategies for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: a cost-effectiveness modelling study

Comparison of community-wide, integrated mass drug administration strategies for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: a cost-effectiveness modelling study

Background: More than 1·5 billion people are affected by schistosomiasis or soil-transmitted helminthiasis. WHO's recommendations for mass drug administration (MDA) against these parasitic infections emphasise treatment of school-aged children, using separate treatment guidelines for these two...

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Main Authors: Mr Nathan C Lo, BS, Isaac I Bogoch, MD, Prof. Brian G Blackburn, MD, Giovanna Raso, PhD, Prof. Eliézer K N'Goran, PhD, Jean T Coulibaly, PhD, Sören L Becker, MD, Prof. Howard B Abrams, MD, Prof. Jürg Utzinger, PhD, Jason R Andrews, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15000479

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