Global Assessment of Schistosomiasis Control Over the Past Century Shows Targeting the Snail Intermediate Host Works Best.

• Autores principales: Susanne H Sokolow (Autor), Chelsea L Wood (Autor), Isabel J Jones (Autor), Scott J Swartz (Autor), Melina Lopez (Autor), Michael H Hsieh (Autor), Kevin D Lafferty (Autor), Armand M Kuris (Autor), Chloe Rickards (Autor), Giulio A De Leo (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Despite control efforts, human schistosomiasis remains prevalent throughout Africa, Asia, and South America. The global schistosomiasis burden has changed little since the new anthelmintic drug, praziquantel, promised widespread control. METHODOLOGY:We evaluated large-scale schistosomiasi...