Urogenital schistosomiasis infection prevalence targets to determine elimination as a public health problem based on microhematuria prevalence in school-age children.
Ryan E WiegandFiona M FlemingAnne StrailySusan P MontgomerySake J de VlasJürg UtzingerPenelope VounatsouWilliam Evan SecorPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
A target of 5%, 8%, or 11% urogenital schistosomiasis infection prevalence in school-age children could be used to determine whether a geographic area has controlled or eliminated schistosomiasis as a public health problem depending on the local background threshold of microhematuria.