Insufficiency of annual praziquantel treatment to control Schistosoma mansoni infections in adult women: A longitudinal cohort study in rural Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Pallavi Mishra (Author), Soledad Colombe (Author), Ndalloh Paul (Author), Jane Mlingi (Author), Inobena Tosiri (Author), Christine Aristide (Author), Joanna Gao (Author), Philibert Kashangaki (Author), Honest Nagai (Author), Samuel E Kalluvya (Author), Claudia J de Dood (Author), Paul L Corstjens (Author), Julius Mngara (Author), Govert J van Dam (Author), Jennifer A Downs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend annual mass drug administration using praziquantel in areas with high schistosome endemicity. Yet little is known about incidence and reinfection rates after treatment in women with frequent exposure to schis...