Gene drives for schistosomiasis transmission control.

• Main Authors: Theresa Maier (Author), Nicolas James Wheeler (Author), Erica K O Namigai (Author), Josh Tycko (Author), Richard Ernest Grewelle (Author), Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel (Author), Katharina Klohe (Author), Javier Perez-Saez (Author), Susanne H Sokolow (Author), Giulio A De Leo (Author), Timothy P Yoshino (Author), Mostafa Zamanian (Author), Jutta Reinhard-Rupp (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomiasis is one of the most important and widespread neglected tropical diseases (NTD), with over 200 million people infected in more than 70 countries; the disease has nearly 800 million people at risk in endemic areas. Although mass drug administration is a cost-effective approach to reduce...