Schistosomiasis is a public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia,
the Caribbean and South America. It is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)-a …

Background Historically, the target in the schistosomiasis control has shifted from infection to
morbidity, then back to infection, but now as a public health problem, before moving on to …

Background With the vision of “a world free of schistosomiasis,” the World Health
Organization (WHO) set ambitious goals of control of this debilitating disease and its …

Background Despite control efforts, human schistosomiasis remains prevalent throughout
Africa, Asia, and South America. The global schistosomiasis burden has changed little since …

Background Schistosomiasis affects over 200 million people worldwide [1] and accounts for
an estimated 1.9 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) annually [2], with 90% of the …

It is time to raise global awareness to the possibility of schistosomiasis elimination and to
support endemic countries in their quest to determine the most appropriate approaches to …

Several other journal supplements have documented progress made in the control of
schistosomiasis in Egypt, China and Brazil, however, with more than 97% of the …

The control and elimination of schistosomiasis have over the last two decades involved
several strategies, with the current strategy by the World Health Organization (WHO) …

Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem among all disease-endemic
countries in 2030 is an ambitious goal. Recent achievements resulting from mass drug …

The control of schistosomiasis has been a challenging task for most endemic countries.
Thus, despite the concerted efforts to date, schistosomiasis remains a major public health …