Two-year impact of single praziquantel treatment on infection in the national control programme on schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso

• Main Authors: Seydou Touré (Author), Yaobi Zhang (Author), Elisa Bosqué-Oliva (Author), Césaire Ky (Author), Amado Ouedraogo (Author), Artemis Koukounari (Author), Albis F Gabrielli (Author), Sellin Bertrand (Author), Joanne P Webster (Author), Alan Fenwick (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact on schistosomiasis of biennial treatment with praziquantel (PZQ) among school-age children in Burkina Faso, the first country that achieved full national coverage with treatment of more than 90% of the school-age population. METHODS: A cohort of 1727 schoolchildren...