Investigating a strategy for quantifying schistosome infection levels in preschool-aged children using prevalence data from school-aged children.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Rivka M Lim, Mark E J Woolhouse, Takafira Mduluza, Margo Chase-Topping, Derick N M Osakunor, Lester Chitsulo, Francisca Mutapi
• 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; Prisma
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008650; https://doaj.org/article/dc4f9f10b5b34b05890662d06317947c

In 2012, the World Health Organisation (WHO) set out a roadmap for eliminating schistosomiasis as a public health problem by 2025. To achieve this target, preschool-aged children (PSAC; aged 6 years and below) will need to be included in schistosomiasis treatment programmes. As the global community...