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Cercarial Transformation and in vitro Cultivation of Schistosoma mansoni Schistosomules
Published on: August 16, 2011
[Can schistosomiasis be defeated? An example from Senegal]
1Laboratoire de Parasitologie, UFR Pharmacie de Caen, France. dominique.barbier@unicaen.fr
Medecine Et Sante Tropicales
|September 5, 2013
Abstract:
The authors report the results of actions combatting schistosomiasis since 2008 in 53 villages in eastern Senegal, including the creation of 450 latrines and the distribution of praziquentel. The prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni has fallen from 44% in 2006 to 1.8% today. To succeed in eradicating schistosomiasis, access to non-infected water must be improved to ensure the adhesion of local village communities.
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