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Could a ring treatment approach be proposed to control Taenia solium transmission in a post elimination setting? A pilot study in Zambia.

Chiara TrevisanKabemba E MwapeInge Van DammeGanna SaelensChishimba MubangaMwelwa ChembensofuMaxwell MasukuSeth O'NealGideon ZuluPierre DornySarah Gabriël
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)
Participants were willing to participate and get treatment, once the rings were opened. However, the utility of ring treatment approaches in a post elimination setting needs further evaluation, given the lack of highly accurate diagnostic tools for porcine cysticercosis and the challenges in obtaining stool samples. The ring treatment approach adopted should be further improved before recommendations to public health authorities can be given.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • combination therapy
  • mass spectrometry