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dc.contributor.authorOlveda, Remigio M
dc.contributor.authorTallo, Veronica
dc.contributor.authorOlveda, David U
dc.contributor.authorInobaya, Marianette T
dc.contributor.authorChau, Thao N
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Allen G
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-12T04:22:30Z
dc.date.available2018-01-12T04:22:30Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1201-9712
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijid.2016.01.011
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/123807
dc.description.abstractZoonotic schistosomiasis has a long endemic history in the Philippines. Human mass drug administration has been the cornerstone of schistosomiasis control in the country for the past three decades. Recent publications utilizing retrospective national survey data have indicated that the national human prevalence of the disease is <1%, hence the disease is now close to elimination. However, the evidence for such a claim is weak, given that less than a third of the human population is currently being treated annually within endemic zones and only a third of those treated actually swallow the tablets. For those who consume the drug at the single oral dose of 40 mg/kg, the estimated cure rate is 52% based on a recent meta-analysis. Thus, approximately 5% of the endemic human population is in reality receiving the appropriate treatment. To compound this public health problem, most of the bovines in the endemic communities are concurrently infected but are not treated under the current national control programme. Given this evidence, it is believed that the human prevalence of schistosomiasis within endemic regions has been grossly underestimated. Inherent flaws in the reporting of national schistosomiasis prevalence data are reported here, and the problems of utilizing national retrospective data in making geographic information system (GIS) risk maps and advising policy makers of the outcomes are highlighted.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom13
dc.relation.ispartofpageto17
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases
dc.relation.ispartofvolume45
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMicrobiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical microbiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3107
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320299
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3207
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.titleNational survey data for zoonotic schistosomiasis in the Philippines grossly underestimates the true burden of disease within endemic zones: implications for future control
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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gro.rights.copyright© 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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gro.griffith.authorRoss, Allen G.


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