Praziquantel efficacy against schistosomiasis mansoni in schoolchildren in north-west Ethiopia.
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 96 (4) , 444-445
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(02)90388-3
Abstract
The efficacy of praziquantel against schistosomiasis mansoni has been measured in 10-14 years old schoolchildren in a highly endemic area of north-west Ethiopia. The egg reduction rate was 97% and the cure rate was 94%, as assessed by a single Kato smear. No evidence for praziquantel resistance was detected.Keywords
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