Significantly reduced intensity of infection but persistent prevalence of schistosomiasis in a highly endemic region in Mali after repeated treatment.

• Автори: Aly Landouré (Автор), Robert Dembélé (Автор), Seydou Goita (Автор), Mamadou Kané (Автор), Marjon Tuinsma (Автор), Moussa Sacko (Автор), Emily Toubali (Автор), Michael D French (Автор), Adama D Keita (Автор), Alan Fenwick (Автор), Mamadou S Traoré (Автор), Yaobi Zhang (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Preventive chemotherapy against schistosomiasis has been implemented since 2005 in Mali, targeting school-age children and adults at high risk. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2010 to evaluate the impact of repeated treatment among school-age children in the highly-endemic regi...