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- A meta-analysis of changes in schistosomiasis prevalence in Zambia: implications on the 2020 elimination target.Parasitology research · 2020Pooled it
- Differential impact of mass and targeted praziquantel delivery on schistosomiasis control in school-aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Pooled it
- Loss of vitamin C biosynthesis protects from the pathology of a parasitic infection.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Schistosomiasis Interventions in Africa: Assessment and Systematic Review.Journal of parasitology research · 2025Review
- Schistosome Infection Impacts Hematopoiesis.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2024Article
- Coverage and predictors of the uptake of the mass drug administration of praziquantel chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in a selected urban setting in Zambia.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2023Article
- Schistosomiasis with a Focus on Africa.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2021Review
- Identification of newly developed advanced schistosomiasis with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and ClinProTools analysis.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionUrinary schistosomiasis caused by MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 975 (445 females and 530 males) pupils, aged 9-16 years, were tested for
resultsAt baseline, 279 out of 975 of the children were infected, with light infections constituting 84.9% and 15.1% classified as heavy infection. After mass treatment with praziquantel, the prevalence rate dropped, slightly, to 20.3% (63 out of 310) in 2011. However, it increased the following years up to 38% (133 out of 350) in 2015, with prevalence rates higher in males than females. The average number of heavy infection cases increased to 24.3% (120 out of 494) after treatment, reducing cases of light infections to 75.7% (374 out of 494).
conclusionThis study revealed that mass treatment with a single dose of praziquantel was not sufficient to significantly reduce the transmission of schistosomiasis. Further studies will need to evaluate whether multiple praziquantel treatments will be more therapeutically effective in limiting future incidences.
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