CONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS - A GLOBAL PICTURE

The control of schistosomiasis has been a challenging task for most en demic countries. Thus, despite the concerted efforts to date, schistos omiasis remains a major public health concern, second only to malaria in the tropics and subtropics. In this review, Lorenzo Savioli and col leagues highlight changes in schistosomiasis prevalence and distributi on over the past decades, discuss the success and limitations of the v arious control strategies, and present possible control initiatives fo r the future.