Assessing the effect of an integrated control strategy for schistosomiasis japonica emphasizing bovines in a marshland area of Hubei Province, China: a cluster randomized trial.

• Main Authors: Xi-Cheng Hong (Author), Xing-Jian Xu (Author), Xi Chen (Author), Yue-Sheng Li (Author), Chuan-Hua Yu (Author), Yi Yuan (Author), Yan-Yan Chen (Author), Ren-Dong Li (Author), Juan Qiu (Author), Zong-Chuan Liu (Author), Ping Yi (Author), Guang-Hui Ren (Author), Hong-Bin He (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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INTRODUCTION: More than 80% of schistosomiasis patients in China live in the lake and marshland regions. The purpose of our study is to assess the effect of a comprehensive strategy to control transmission of Schistosoma japonicum in marshland regions. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In a cluster ra...