Cost of interventions to control schistosomiasis: A systematic review of the literature.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Paola Salari, Thomas Fürst, Stefanie Knopp, Jürg Utzinger, Fabrizio Tediosi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Isi; Prisma
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008098; https://doaj.org/article/20c1d90d6d0041bcad52b937229903ef

Background Schistosomiasis, a disease caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, belongs to the neglected tropical diseases. Left untreated, schistosomiasis can lead to severe health problems and even death. An estimated 800 million people are at risk of schistosomiasis and 250 million people...