Praziquantel efficacy and long-term appraisal of schistosomiasis control in Pemba Island

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 614-618

  Guidi, A ^a   Andolina, C ^b   Makame Ame, S ^c   Albonico, M ^d   Cioli, D ^a   Juma Haji, H ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri   (Zambia)

^d Ivo de Carneri Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Egg viability; Mass drug administration; Praziquantel; Schistosoma haematobium; Sustainable control

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SEASONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PEMBA ISLAND; TANZANIA;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 77950666160     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02488.x     Document Type: Article

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