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SUBMITTER: Chisango TJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398226 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chisango Tawanda J TJ Ndlovu Bongiwe B Vengesai Arthur A Nhidza Agness Farai AF Sibanda Edson P EP Zhou Danai D Mutapi Francisca F Mduluza Takafira T
BMC infectious diseases 20190304 1
<h4>Background</h4>Schistosomiasis is a devastating parasitic disease. The mainstay of schistosomiasis control is by praziquantel treatment. The study aimed to determine benefits of annual chemotherapy of schistosomiasis on development of protective immunity in school children in a selected endemic rural area in Zimbabwe.<h4>Methods</h4>Urine specimens from 212 school children (7-13 years) were collected and examined to determine prevalence, intensity and reinfection of S.haematobium at baseline ...[more]