The Efficacy of Single-Dose versus Double-Dose Praziquantel Treatments on<i> Schistosoma mansoni</i> Infections: Its Implication on Undernutrition and Anaemia among Primary Schoolchildren in Two On-Shore Communities, Northwestern Tanzania

<div>Infection intensity expressed as geometric mean of the log of fecal eggs count per gram of faeces at baseline, 8 weeks, 5 months, and 8 months following treatment of<i> S. mansoni</i> infections with a single dose of PZQ (40 mg/kg) versus 2 × 40 mg/kg in the study area.</div>

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Figure 2: The Efficacy of Single-Dose versus Double-Dose Praziquantel Treatments on<i> Schistosoma mansoni</i> Infections: Its Implication on Undernutrition and Anaemia among Primary Schoolchildren in Two On-Shore Communities, Northwestern Tanzania 

Figure 2 | The Efficacy of Single-Dose versus Double-Dose Praziquantel Treatments on Schistosoma mansoni Infections: Its Implication on Undernutrition and Anaemia among Primary Schoolchildren in Two On-Shore Communities, Northwestern Tanzania 