Cost analysis of implementing community-based mass drug administration for schistosomiasis control among adult individuals using community drug distributors in Ukerewe district council, North-Western Tanzania

Jackson M. Bwimba, Alphoncina Kagaigai, Elizabeth Gudu, Irene Msirikale, Ruchius Philbert, Crecencia E. Chiombola, Charles Guya Mkombe, Saskia Kreibich, Christa Kasang, Antje Fuss, Andreas Mueller, Humphrey D. Mazigo, Amani Thomas Mori

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0014470
Published: 2026-07-06
Container: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pntd.0014470,
  title = {Cost analysis of implementing community-based mass drug administration for schistosomiasis control among adult individuals using community drug distributors in Ukerewe district council, North-Western Tanzania},
  author = {Jackson M. Bwimba and Alphoncina Kagaigai and Elizabeth Gudu and Irene Msirikale and Ruchius Philbert and Crecencia E. Chiombola and Charles Guya Mkombe and Saskia Kreibich and Christa Kasang and Antje Fuss and Andreas Mueller and Humphrey D. Mazigo and Amani Thomas Mori},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0014470},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014470}
}

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AU  - Jackson M. Bwimba
AU  - Alphoncina Kagaigai
AU  - Elizabeth Gudu
AU  - Irene Msirikale
AU  - Ruchius Philbert
AU  - Crecencia E. Chiombola
AU  - Charles Guya Mkombe
AU  - Saskia Kreibich
AU  - Christa Kasang
AU  - Antje Fuss
AU  - Andreas Mueller
AU  - Humphrey D. Mazigo
AU  - Amani Thomas Mori
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0014470
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Bwimba, J. M., Kagaigai, A., Gudu, E., Msirikale, I., Philbert, R., Chiombola, C. E., Mkombe, C. G., Kreibich, S., Kasang, C., Fuss, A., Mueller, A., Mazigo, H. D., & Mori, A. T. (2026). Cost analysis of implementing community-based mass drug administration for schistosomiasis control among adult individuals using community drug distributors in Ukerewe district council, North-Western Tanzania. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014470

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