Browsing School of Agriculture & Food Science by Subject "Bayluscide, Schistosoma mansoni , Re-infection, Biomphalaria pfeifferi , Molluscicide"

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Long term study on the effect of mollusciciding with niclosamide in stream habitats on the transmission of schistosomiasis mansoni after community-based chemotherapy in Makueni District, Kenya

Kariuki, Henry C; Madsen, Henry; Ouma, John H; Butterworth, Anthony E; Dunne, David W; Booth, Mark; Kimani, Gachuhi; Mwatha, Joseph K; Muchiri, Eric; Vennervald, Birgitte J (BioMed Central, 2014)

Schistosoma mansoni infection is a persistent public health problem in many Kenyan communities. Although praziquantel is available, re-infection after chemotherapy treatment is inevitable, especially among children. ...