A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings.

• Main Authors: Katharina Klohe (Author), Benjamin G Koudou (Author), Alan Fenwick (Author), Fiona Fleming (Author), Amadou Garba (Author), Anouk Gouvras (Author), Emma M Harding-Esch (Author), Stefanie Knopp (Author), David Molyneux (Author), Susan D'Souza (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Penelope Vounatsou (Author), Johannes Waltz (Author), Yaobi Zhang (Author), David Rollinson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma and belongs to the neglected tropical diseases. The disease has been reported in 78 countries, with around 290.8 million people in need of treatment in 2018. Schistosomiasis is pr...