Muhammed O Afolabi, Doudou Sow, Schadrac C Agbla, El Hadji Babacar Fall, Fatimata Bintou Sall, Amadou Seck, Isaac Akhénaton Manga, Ibrahima Marietou Mbaye, Mor Absa Loum, Baba Camara, Diatou Niang, Babacar Gueye, Doudou Sene, Ndéye M'backé Kane, Boubacar Diop, Awa Diouf, Ndéye Aida Gaye, Marie Pierre Diouf, Aminata Colle Lo, Brian Greenwood, Jean Louis A Ndiaye
BACKGROUND: The overlap in the epidemiology of malaria and helminths has been identified as a potential area to exploit for the development of an integrated control strategy that may help to achieve elimination of malaria and helminths. A randomized, controlled, observer-blind trial was conducted to assess the feasibility and safety of combining mass drug administration (MDA) for schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths (STH) with seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) among children living in Senegal...
November 13, 2023: Malaria Journal