Optimising cluster survey design for planning schistosomiasis preventive chemotherapy.

• Main Authors: Sarah C L Knowles (Author), Hugh J W Sturrock (Author), Hugo Turner (Author), Jane M Whitton (Author), Charlotte M Gower (Author), Samuel Jemu (Author), Anna E Phillips (Author), Aboulaye Meite (Author), Brent Thomas (Author), Karsor Kollie (Author), Catherine Thomas (Author), Maria P Rebollo (Author), Ben Styles (Author), Michelle Clements (Author), Alan Fenwick (Author), Wendy E Harrison (Author), Fiona M Fleming (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The cornerstone of current schistosomiasis control programmes is delivery of praziquantel to at-risk populations. Such preventive chemotherapy requires accurate information on the geographic distribution of infection, yet the performance of alternative survey designs for estimating prevalence and co...