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

• Main Authors: Aly Landouré (Author), Robert Dembélé (Author), Seydou Goita (Author), Mamadou Kané (Author), Marjon Tuinsma (Author), Moussa Sacko (Author), Emily Toubali (Author), Michael D French (Author), Adama D Keita (Author), Alan Fenwick (Author), Mamadou S Traoré (Author), Yaobi Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...