Elimination of STH morbidity in Zimbabwe: Results of 6 years of deworming intervention for school-age children.

• Main Authors: Nicholas Midzi (Author), Antonio Montresor (Author), Masceline J Mutsaka-Makuvaza (Author), Claudio Fronterre (Author), Portia Manangazira (Author), Isaac Phiri (Author), Olatunji Johnson (Author), Gibson Mhlanga (Author), Peter J Diggle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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This paper reports the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections measured in Zimbabwe before and after a control intervention based on annual deworming of school-age children (SAC) conducted from 2012 to 2018. In 2010, epidemiological data were collected from 13 195 SAC...