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

• Asıl Yazarlar: Michael D French (Yazar), Thomas S Churcher (Yazar), Manoj Gambhir (Yazar), Alan Fenwick (Yazar), Joanne P Webster (Yazar), Narcis B Kabatereine (Yazar), Maria-Gloria Basáñez (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: 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...