Elizabeth A Juma

Integrated survey of Taenia solium endemicity, schistosomiasis, scabies, and Guinea-worm disease in northern Namibia

BACKGROUND: During a Mass drug administration (MDA) campaign for schistosomiasis using praziquantel in Namibia in 2019, three cases of serious neurological adverse events were observed due to neurocysticercosis caused by the parasite Taenia solium. To have a better understanding...