Periodic Reporting for period 4 - SCHISTO_PERSIST (New approaches to characterise Schistosoma mansoni infections persisting despite mass drug administration)

Over 240 million people are infected with schistosomiasis worldwide. In 2003, Uganda implemented praziquantel mass drug administration (MDA) but 'hotspots’ of high transmission remain. There are no viable alternatives to praziquantel and emerging resistance would have major...