A general framework to support cost-efficient survey design choices for the control of soil-transmit...
A general framework to support cost-efficient survey design choices for the control of soil-transmitted helminths when deploying Kato-Katz thick smear
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United States: Public Library of Science
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To monitor and evaluate soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends screening stools from 250 children, deploying Kato-Katz thick smear (KK). However, it remains unclear whether these recommendations are sufficient to make adequate decisions about stopping preventive chemotherapy (PC) (prevalence...
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A general framework to support cost-efficient survey design choices for the control of soil-transmitted helminths when deploying Kato-Katz thick smear
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2838335147
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2838335147
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1935-2735,1935-2727
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1935-2735
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0011160
