Community-based survey on helminth infections in Kwilu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and implications for local control strategies.
To adequately plan mass drug administration campaigns, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) needs further support for the mapping and monitoring of schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminths (STH). We conducted a community-based survey in the health districts of Mosango and Yasa Bong...
Main Authors: | Raquel Inocencio da Luz, Sylvie Linsuke, Clémentine Roucher, Alain Mpanya, Jane Nyandele, Nono Mubwa Mungwele, Bienvenue Nsiembele Mboma, Katja Polman, Epco Hasker, Marleen Boelaert |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008745 |
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