High reinfection rate after preventive chemotherapy for fishborne zoonotic trematodes in Vietnam.

• Main Authors: Tore Lier (Author), Dung Trung Do (Author), Maria Vang Johansen (Author), Thi Hop Nguyen (Author), Anders Dalsgaard (Author), Anne Mette Asfeldt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization aims for complete morbidity control of fishborne zoonotic trematodes (FZT) in endemic areas by 2020. The main intervention tool for achieving this goal is regular use of preventive chemotherapy by offering praziquantel to those at risk in endemic areas. The p...