Impact of three rounds of mass preventive chemotherapy on prevalence and intensities of Schistosoma mansoni infection among an adult population on Ukerewe Island, north-western Tanzania

BackgroundThe World Health Organization has called for the elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem by 2030 through expanding praziquantel delivery to all community members, specifically targeting the foci of the disease. The current project is responding to this call by implementin...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Crecencia E. Chiombola, Erick Simon Mwangoka, Tumaini Baumba, Charles Guya Mkombe, Saskia Kreibich, Christa Kasang, Antje Fuss, Andreas Mueller, Paul Alikado Sabuni, Humphrey D. Mazigo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
Subjects:	schistosomiasis Schistosoma mansoni treatment coverage mass preventive chemotherapy adult Ukerewe island
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fitd.2025.1523177/full