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

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Susanne H Sokolow (Συγγραφέας), Chelsea L Wood (Συγγραφέας), Isabel J Jones (Συγγραφέας), Scott J Swartz (Συγγραφέας), Melina Lopez (Συγγραφέας), Michael H Hsieh (Συγγραφέας), Kevin D Lafferty (Συγγραφέας), Armand M Kuris (Συγγραφέας), Chloe Rickards (Συγγραφέας), Giulio A De Leo (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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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...