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Schistosomiasis in School Age Children in Sierra Leone After 6 Years of Mass Drug Administration With Praziquantel

Historic data and baseline surveys showed schistosomiasis as highly/moderately endemic in 7 of 14 districts in Sierra Leone, justifying annual/biennial mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel. MDA commenced in 2009 and reported treatment coverage had been above the World Health Organization...

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Main Authors:	Yakuba M. Bah (Author), Jusufu Paye (Author), Mohamed S. Bah (Author), Abdulai Conteh (Author), Sam Saffa (Author), Alie Tia (Author), Mustapha Sonnie (Author), Amy Veinoglou (Author), Mary H. Hodges (Author), Yaobi Zhang (Author)
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Published:	Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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