What is the impact of acquired immunity on the transmission of schistosomiasis and the efficacy of current and planned mass drug administration programmes?

Klodeta Kura; Robert J. Hardwick; James E. Truscott; Roy M. Anderson

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009946

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What is the impact of acquired immunity on the transmission of schistosomiasis and the efficacy of current and planned mass drug administration programmes?

Klodeta Kura ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: k.kura@imperial.ac.uk

Affiliations London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, London, United Kingdom, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, St Mary’s Campus, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0008-1440

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Robert J. Hardwick,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, London, United Kingdom, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, St Mary’s Campus, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, London, United Kingdom, The DeWorm3 Project, The Natural History Museum of London, London, United Kingdom
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James E. Truscott,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, London, United Kingdom, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, St Mary’s Campus, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, London, United Kingdom, The DeWorm3 Project, The Natural History Museum of London, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2555-7636

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Roy M. Anderson

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, London, United Kingdom, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, St Mary’s Campus, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, London, United Kingdom, The DeWorm3 Project, The Natural History Museum of London, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9528-3175

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What is the impact of acquired immunity on the transmission of schistosomiasis and the efficacy of current and planned mass drug administration programmes?

Klodeta Kura,
Robert J. Hardwick,
James E. Truscott,
Roy M. Anderson

Published: December 1, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009946

About the Authors

Klodeta Kura

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: k.kura@imperial.ac.uk

Affiliations London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, London, United Kingdom, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, St Mary’s Campus, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0008-1440

Robert J. Hardwick

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

James E. Truscott

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2555-7636

Roy M. Anderson

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9528-3175

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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