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Schistosomiasis is a parasite that is carried by freshwater snails.
The objective of this review was to assess the effects of drugs for treatment of Schistosomiasis haematobium. The Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group trials register, Medline and reference lists of articles were searched. The WHO Division of Control of Tropical Diseases was contacted. Randomised trials of metrifonate or praziquantel or other drugs for treating Schistosomiasis haematobium. One reviewer assessed trial quality and extracted data, and this was checked by a review editor.