| the impact of schistosoma haematobium infection and of praziquantel treatment on the growth of primary school children in bertoua, cameroon. | our objective was to determine in a cameroonian school population the effect of mild to moderate s. haematobium infection intensity on growth and development of children before and 6 months after praziquantel treatment. previous studies have yielded contradictory results. children from bertoua schools were divided into four study groups: heavily infected (> 500 eggs 10 ml-1), moderately infected (1-499 eggs 10 ml-1) treated with praziquantel, a similar group treated with placebo, and an uninfect ... | 1992 | 1460700 |