Optimising cluster survey design for planning schistosomiasis preventive chemotherapy.

Optimising cluster survey design for planning schistosomiasis preventive chemotherapy.

The cornerstone of current schistosomiasis control programmes is delivery of praziquantel to at-risk populations. Such preventive chemotherapy requires accurate information on the geographic distribution of infection, yet the performance of alternative survey designs for estimating prevalence and co...

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Main Authors:	Sarah C L Knowles, Hugh J W Sturrock, Hugo Turner, Jane M Whitton, Charlotte M Gower, Samuel Jemu, Anna E Phillips, Aboulaye Meite, Brent Thomas, Karsor Kollie, Catherine Thomas, Maria P Rebollo, Ben Styles, Michelle Clements, Alan Fenwick, Wendy E Harrison, Fiona M Fleming
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5464666?pdf=render

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