The SCI target - low infection rates.

Abstract

Abstract The World Health Organization has developed guidelines for counseling national ministries on how best to control schistosomiasis using MDA as a main tool. It also seeks to determine how often to perform treatment and for whom depends on the level of infection in the community. In the past, because limited resources (including the availability of praziquantel), each national government is encouraged to broaden its agenda to find a balance between the frequency of treatment and the use and cost of a rare drug. This chapter discusses schistosomiasis control and elimination strategies.