Could a ring treatment approach be proposed to control Taenia solium transmission in a post elimination setting? A pilot study in Zambia.

• Main Authors: Chiara Trevisan (Author), Kabemba E Mwape (Author), Inge Van Damme (Author), Ganna Saelens (Author), Chishimba Mubanga (Author), Mwelwa Chembensofu (Author), Maxwell Masuku (Author), Seth O'Neal (Author), Gideon Zulu (Author), Pierre Dorny (Author), Sarah Gabriël (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Geographically targeted Taenia solium ring approaches consisting of treating individuals within a radius of 100-meter of a cysticercosis positive pig have been trialled in Peru. This study explored if a similar approach could be proposed to control T. solium transmissi...