Mapping of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Namibia: The First Large-Scale Protocol to Formally Include Rapid Diagnostic Tests.

• Main Authors: José Carlos Sousa-Figueiredo (Author), Michelle C Stanton (Author), Stark Katokele (Author), Moses Arinaitwe (Author), Moses Adriko (Author), Lexi Balfour (Author), Mark Reiff (Author), Warren Lancaster (Author), Bruce H Noden (Author), Ronnie Bock (Author), J Russell Stothard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Namibia is now ready to begin mass drug administration of praziquantel and albendazole against schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths, respectively. Although historical data identifies areas of transmission of these neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), there is a need to update epi...