Can human schistosomiasis mansoni control be sustained in high-risk transmission foci in Egypt?

Hala Elmorshedy, Robert Bergquist, Nadia E. Abou El-Ela, Safaa M. Eassa, Elham E. Elsakka, Rashida Barakat

Parasites & Vectors · 2015 · 42 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Transmission of S mansoni in high-risk areas in the Nile Delta remains uninterrupted calling for improved, more comprehensive control strategies. Further investigations are needed to find out whether these results are due to inefficacy of PZQ, surviving immature worms or drug resistance.

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