Schistosomiasis screening in non-endemic countries from a cost perspective: Knowledge gaps and research priorities. The case of African long-term residents in a Metropolitan Area, Spain.
Sílvia RoureFrancesc LópezIrene OlivaOlga Pérez-QuílezOriol MarchAnna ChamorroElena AbadIsrael López MuñozAmaia CastilloLaura SoldevilaLluís ValerioManolo LozanoHelena MasnouMario OliveiraLaura CañasMireia GibratMarta ChuecosJuan José MonteroKaren ColmenaresGemma FalgueraJosep Maria BonetMar IsnardNúria PratOriol EstradaBonaventura ClotetXavier VallèsPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2023)
Our results support the roll-out of a schistosomiasis screening program based on a test-and-treat strategy from a health economics perspective under the most likely projected scenarios, but important knowledge gaps should be addressed for a more accurate estimations among long-term migrants.