Browsing SPH Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Schistosomiasis"

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Multiple Category-Lot Quality Assurance Sampling: A New Classification System with Application to Schistosomiasis Control

Olives, Casey; Valadez, Joseph J.; Brooker, Simon J.; Pagano, Marcello (Public Library of Science, 2012)

Background: Originally a binary classifier, Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) has proven to be a useful tool for classification of the prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni into multiple categories (≤10%, >10 and <50%, ...
Treatment for Schistosoma japonicum, Reduction of Intestinal Parasite Load, and Cognitive Test Score Improvements in School-Aged Children

Ezeamama, Amara E.; McGarvey, Stephen T.; Hogan, Joseph; Lapane, Kate L.; Bellinger, David C.; Acosta, Luz P.; Leenstra, Tjalling; Olveda, Remigio M.; Kurtis, Jonathan D.; Friedman, Jennifer F. (Public Library of Science, 2012)

Background: To determine whether treatment of intestinal parasitic infections improves cognitive function in school-aged children, we examined changes in cognitive testscores over 18 months in relation to: (i) treatment-related ...