Residual transmission of schistosomiasis in Ndikinimeki Health District (Centre Region, Cameroon) despite implementation of complementary control strategies: Prospects for elimination

Residual transmission of schistosomiasis in Ndikinimeki Health District (Centre Region, Cameroon) despite implementation of complementary control strategies: Prospects for elimination

Schistosomiasis control currently relies on school-based preventive chemotherapy (PC) with praziquantel, which has been proven, unfortunately, insufficient to interrupt disease transmission in areas with persistent transmission. In the Ndikinimeki Health District (Centre Region, Cameroon), complemen...

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Main Authors: Hervé Kengne Fogang, Hugues C. Nana Djeunga, Alvine C. Kengne-Fokam, Murielle C. Tchami Mbagnia, Flobert Njiokou, Dickson S. Nsagha, Emmanuel Yenshu, Joseph Kamgno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
Series:Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Subjects:
Malacological survey
Biomphalaria pfeifferi
Biomphalaria camerunensis
Bulinus forskalii
Schistosoma mansoni
Ndikinimeki Health District
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673125000030
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