Infection status and risk factors associated with urinary schistosomiasis among school-going children in the Ndumo area of uMkhanyakude District in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa two years post-treatment

Objectives: To assess the efficacy of praziquantel in children infected with Schistosoma haematobium over a 2-year period in the Ndumo area of uMkhanyakude District, South Africa. Methods: This cohort study enrolled 173 school-going children in September 2017 who had participated in a baseline surve...

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Main Authors: Muhubiri Kabuyaya, Moses John Chimbari, Samson Mukaratirwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218300845