Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to schistosomiasis transmission and control in Leyte, Philippines.

• Main Authors: Isabel Francisco (Author), Mario Jiz (Author), Marieke Rosenbaum (Author), Palmera Baltazar (Author), Jennifer A Steele (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomiasis is a chronic but preventable disease that affects 260 million people worldwide. In the Philippines, 860,000 people are afflicted with Schistosoma japonicum annually, and another 6.7 million live in endemic areas. The disease's complex epidemiology as well as the influence of pov...