Successful Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in School Age Children in Burkina Faso and an Example of Community-Based Assessment via Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission Assessment Survey.

Successful Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in School Age Children in Burkina Faso and an Example of Community-Based Assessment via Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission Assessment Survey.

BACKGROUND:Burkina Faso is endemic with soil-transmitted helminth infections. Over a decade of preventive chemotherapy has been implemented through annual lymphatic filariasis (LF) mass drug administration (MDA) for population aged five years and over, biennial treatment of school age children with...

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Main Authors: François Drabo, Hamado Ouedraogo, Roland Bougma, Clarisse Bougouma, Issouf Bamba, Dramane Zongo, Mohamed Bagayan, Laura Barrett, Fanny Yago-Wienne, Stephanie Palmer, Brian Chu, Emily Toubali, Yaobi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4862685?pdf=render

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