Schistosomiasis: water, sanitation and hygiene together with donated praziquantel make elimination possible

ATLANTA—Schistosomiasis — also known as bilharzia — could be eliminated from Africa and elsewhere by using two actions together: making simple improvements in water-supply sanitation and hygiene and treating infected children with free praziquantel — recently made available by the manufacturers. At the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual conference Alan Fenwick, Professor of Tropical Parasitology at Imperial College in London, chaired a symposium reviewing the latest evidence about practical ways of achieving success against this parasitic disease. He discussed the conclusions with Peter Goodwin.

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Schistosomiasis: water, sanitation and hygiene together with donated praziquantel make elimination possible is an episode from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Audio News - LSHTM Podcast by Audio Medica.

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This episode was published on Nov 27, 2012.

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