Observed reductions in Schistosoma mansoni transmission from large-scale administration of praziquantel in Uganda: a mathematical modelling study.

• Główni autorzy: Michael D French (Autor), Thomas S Churcher (Autor), Manoj Gambhir (Autor), Alan Fenwick (Autor), Joanne P Webster (Autor), Narcis B Kabatereine (Autor), Maria-Gloria Basáñez (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Hasła przedmiotowe: article
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BACKGROUND:To date schistosomiasis control programmes based on chemotherapy have largely aimed at controlling morbidity in treated individuals rather than at suppressing transmission. In this study, a mathematical modelling approach was used to estimate reductions in the rate of Schistosoma mansoni...