Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis.
Year of Publication2022
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
In endemic communities with Schistosoma spp. prevalence of less than 10%, WHO suggests one of two approaches based on the programmes’ objectives and resources: (i) where there has been a programme of regular preventive chemotherapy, continuing preventive chemotherapy at the same or a reduced frequency towards interruption of transmission; and (ii) where there has not been a programme of regular preventive chemotherapy, a clinical approach of test-and-treat, instead of preventive chemotherapy targeting a population.
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guideline
WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
Year2022
InstitutionWorld Health Organization