School-aged Schistosoma mansoni infection levels after long-term programmatic control show failure to meet control programme targets and evidence of a persistent hotspot: evaluation of the FibroScHot trial baseline data.

School-aged Schistosoma mansoni infection levels after long-term programmatic control show failure to meet control programme targets and evidence of a persistent hotspot: evaluation of the FibroScHot trial baseline data.

<h4>Background</h4>Treatment guidelines for schistosomiasis recommend increasing frequency of preventative chemotherapy (PC) administration of praziquantel to twice per annum in persistent hotspots of transmission, in combination with integrated control strategies. FibroScHot was an indi...

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Main Authors: Fred Besigye, Candia Rowel, Moses Adriko, Fredrick J Muyodi, John Joseph Kisakye, Rosemary Nalwanga, Birgitte J Vennervald, Fred Nuwaha, Edridah M Tukahebwa, Shona Wilson
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012708
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