Moving from control to elimination of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: time to change and adapt strategies
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Title
Moving from control to elimination of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: time to change and adapt strategies
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Keywords
Schistosomiasis, Control, Elimination, Mapping, Diagnostics, Preventive chemotherapy, Mass drug administration, Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal
Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages -
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2017-02-21
DOI
10.1186/s40249-017-0256-8
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