Elimination of schistosomiasis requires multifactorial diagnostics: evidence from high- and low-prevalence areas in the Nile Delta, Egypt

• Main Authors: Hala Elmorshedy (Author), Robert Bergquist (Author), Amel Fayed (Author), Wafaa Guirguis (Author), Ensaf Abdel-Gawwad (Author), Safaa Eissa (Author), Rashida Barakat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) selected for worldwide elimination in the near future. Egypt has made strong progress against its two endemic species of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium. The former is prevalent in the Nile Delta with the lat...