00813nas a2200109   4500000000100000008004100001100001500042700001600057245006100073520055500134022001400689       2015                            d1 aLuty A J F1 aElliott A M00aTackling neglect: treating schistosomiasis in pregnancy.3 a<p>Editor's introduction:</p>

<p>Schistosomiasis is a major neglected tropical disease caused by blood flukes of the genus <em>Schistosoma</em> and transmitted through intermediate snail hosts. It affects African, Asian, and South American populations, often in remote communities, such as fishing villages accessed only by water. Among these neglected communities, women of reproductive age (and their unborn children) have been further neglected due to recommendations that praziquantel treatment be avoided during pregnancy and lactation.</p>
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