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. 2018 Jun 28;12(6):e0006484.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006484. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Schistosomiasis in Africa: Improving strategies for long-term and sustainable morbidity control

Michael D French  1 , Darin Evans  2 , Fiona M Fleming  3 , W Evan Secor  4 , Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum  5 , Simon J Brooker  5 , Amaya Bustinduy  6 , Anouk Gouvras  7 , Narcis Kabatereine  8 , Charles H King  9 , Maria Rebollo Polo  10 , Jutta Reinhard-Rupp  11 , David Rollinson  7 , Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté  12   13 , Jürg Utzinger  14   15 , Johannes Waltz  7 , Yaobi Zhang  16
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Schistosomiasis in Africa: Improving strategies for long-term and sustainable morbidity control

Michael D French et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Timeline of global schistosomiasis control and elimination strategies (1950–present).
p, prevalence; PZQ, praziquantel; SAC, school-age children; S.h., Schistosoma haematobium; S.m., Schistosoma mansoni; SCH, schistosomiasis; WHA, World Health Assembly; WHO, World Health Organization; yrs, years.
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