The big picture : Parasites, People and the Path to Ending Schistosomiasis.

Affecting 110 million African children, schistosomiasis control demands an urgent shift from drug treatments to permanent transmission interruption. This requires pairing paediatric drug formulations and new interventions including any new vaccines with locally-relevant multisectoral policy, WASH infrastructure and community-led behaviour change as well as sustained domestic financing. [Image: see text]