Improving the Cost-efficiency of Preventive Chemotherapy: Impact of New Diagnostics on Stopping Decisions for Control of Schistosomiasis.

Luc E CoffengMatthew GrahamRaiha BrowningKlodeta KuraPeter J DiggleMatthew DenwoodGraham F MedleyRoy M AndersonSake J de Vlas

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)

We conclude that the potential value of more sensitive diagnostics lies more in the reduction of survey-related costs than in the direct health impact of improved parasite control.

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