Effect of preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel on schistosomiasis among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a spatiotemporal modelling study

Kokaliaris, Christos; Garba, Amadou; Matuska, Martin; N Bronzan, Rachel; G Colley, Daniel; M Dorkenoo, Ameyo; F Ekpo, Uwem; M Fleming, Fiona; D French, Michael; Kabore, Achille; B Mbonigaba, Jean; Midzi, Nicholas; N M Mwinzi, Pauline; K N'Goran, Eliézer; Rebollo Polo, Maria; Sacko, Moussa; Tchuem Tchuenté, Louis-Albert; M Tukahebwa, Edridah; A Uvon, Pitchouna; Yang, Guojing; Wiesner, Lisa; Zhang, Yaobi; Utzinger, Jürg; Vounatsou, Penelope

doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00090-6

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Effect of preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel on schistosomiasis among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a spatiotemporal modelling study

Published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases • Dec 2, 2021

Authors:

Christos Kokaliaris

Amadou Garba

Martin Matuska

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Over the past 20 years, schistosomiasis control has been scaled up. Preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel is the main intervention. We aimed to assess the effect of preventive chemotherapy on schistosomiasis prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa, comparing 2000-10 with 2011-14 and 2015-19...

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Medicine

Praziquantel

Schistosomiasis

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