Estimating the elimination feasibility in the 'end game' of control efforts for parasites subjected to regular mass drug administration: Methods and their application to schistosomiasis.

• Main Authors: Arathi Arakala (Author), Christopher M Hoover (Author), John M Marshall (Author), Susanne H Sokolow (Author), Giulio A De Leo (Author), Jason R Rohr (Author), Justin V Remais (Author), Manoj Gambhir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Progress towards controlling and eliminating parasitic worms, including schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, and lymphatic filariasis, is advancing rapidly as national governments, multinational NGOs, and pharmaceutical companies launch collaborative chemotherapeutic control campaigns. Critical question...