Prevention and control of schistosomiasis: a current perspective

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that ranks second only to malaria in terms of human suffering in the tropics and subtropics. Five species are known to infect man and there are currently over 240 million people infected worldwide. The cornerstone of control to date has been mass drug...

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Published in:Research and reports in tropical medicine 2014-01, Vol.2014 (5), p.65-75
Main Authors: Inobaya, Marianette T, Olveda, Remigio M, Chau, Thao Np, Olveda, David U, Ross, Allen Gp
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Control
Dermatitis
Disease
Disease prevention
Edema
Eggs
Infections
Mammals
Mollusks
Mortality
Prevention
Public health
Review
Schistosomiasis
Swimming
Tropical diseases
Urine
Vaccines
Worms
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Summary:Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that ranks second only to malaria in terms of human suffering in the tropics and subtropics. Five species are known to infect man and there are currently over 240 million people infected worldwide. The cornerstone of control to date has been mass drug administration with 40 mg/kg of praziquantel but there are problems with this approach. Human and bovine vaccines are in various stages of development. Integrated control, targeting the life cycle, is the only approach that will lead to sustainability and future elimination.
ISSN:1179-7282
1179-7282
DOI:10.2147/RRTM.S44274