Parasitological impact of 2-year preventive chemotherapy on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) are among the neglected tropical diseases in Africa. A national control program for these diseases was initiated in Uganda during March 2003. Annual treatment with praziquantel and albendazole was given to schoolchildren in endemic...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Yaobi, Koukounari, Artemis, Kabatereine, Narcis, Fleming, Fiona, Kazibwe, Francis, Tukahebwa, Edridah, Stothard, J Russell, Webster, Joanne P, Fenwick, Alan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2014753/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17767713
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-5-27
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