Tools to support policy decisions related to treatment strategies and surveillance of Schistosomiasis japonica towards elimination.

• Main Authors: Xiao-Nong Zhou (Author), Jing Xu (Author), Hong-Gen Chen (Author), Tian-Ping Wang (Author), Xi-Bao Huang (Author), Dan-Dan Lin (Author), Qi-Zhi Wang (Author), Li Tang (Author), Jia-Gang Guo (Author), Xiao-Hua Wu (Author), Ting Feng (Author), Jia-Xu Chen (Author), Jian Guo (Author), Shao-Hong Chen (Author), Hao Li (Author), Zhong-Dao Wu (Author), Rosanna W Peeling (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Appropriate diagnostics to monitor disease trends and assess the effectiveness and impact of interventions are essential for guiding treatment strategies at different thresholds of schistosomiasis transmission and for certifying elimination. Field validation of these assays is urgently n...