Taenia Solium Elimination Versus Control: What is the Best Way Forward for Sub-Saharan Africa?

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

2,900

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2016

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2021

Study Completion Date

February 28, 2022

Conditions
Taenia Solium Infection
Interventions
DRUG

Mass drug administration, praziquantel 10mg/kg

see previous, in elimination study arm only

BEHAVIORAL

Health education

in all study arms, using village meetings, posters, pamphlets.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Nyembe and Mtandaza Rural Health Centre, Katete

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Zambia

OTHER

collaborator

Ministry of Health, Zambia

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Université Catholique de Louvain

OTHER

collaborator

University Ghent

OTHER

lead

Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

OTHER

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