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Clinical trial underway for new bilharzia drug

A clinical trial to determine the efficacy of a new drug to treat snail fever is currently underway in the country.

The trial, being overseen by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) is targeting children under the age of six. The trial is being carried out in Kenya and Ivory Coast where 311 children are to be dosed. Kenya will dose 160 children in Homa Bay County.

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