Schistosoma haematobium Treatment in 1–5 Year Old Children: Safety and Efficacy of the Antihelminthic Drug Praziquantel

Urogenital schistosomiasis is an important, but neglected, infectious disease affecting over 100 million people, mainly in Africa. Children carry the heaviest burden of infection with children as young as 1 year old showing signs of infection. Children aged 5 years and below are currently excluded f...

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Main Authors: Mutapi, Francisca, Rujeni, Nadine, Bourke, Claire, Mitchell, Kate, Appleby, Laura, Nausch, Norman, Midzi, Nicholas, Mduluza, Takafira
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3096601/