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Table 1

The estimated number of Italian residents to be treated with PZQ according to the screening approach in the 15 top countries of origin

Country, endemic	Prevalence^a (%)	Ref.	N of people from the country who are resident in Italy (ISTAT, Jan 2021 census)	Total population to treat	Number of doses of Praziquantel needed^b (1 day treatment)	Number of tabs of Praziquantel needed^b (3 days treatment)
Nigeria	14.4%	³	123 646	17 805	71 220	213 660
Senegal	31.2% to 39.5%	³^,⁴	112 598	39 803	159 212	477 636
Ghana	38.3%	³^,⁴	47 335	18 129	72 516	217 548
Ivory Coast	43.1% to 48%	³^,⁴	28 559	13 009	52 036	156 108
The Gambia	23.3%	³	22 637	5274	21 096	63 288
Mali	63.6% to 72.1%	³^,⁴	21 032	14 270	57 080	171 240
Cameroon	24,1%	¹⁰	15 443	3721	14 884	44 652
Burkina Faso	24,1%	¹⁰	14 204	3423	13 692	41 076
Guinea	48.8%	⁴	11 880	5797	23 188	69 564
Somalia	23.1%	³	9349	2160	8640	25 920
Eritrea	59%	¹¹	6404	3778	15 112	45 336
Ethiopia	24,1%	¹⁰	6424	1548	6192	18 576
Total			419 511	128 717	514 868	1 544 604

Country, endemic	Prevalence^a (%)	Ref.	N of people from the country who are resident in Italy (ISTAT, Jan 2021 census)	Total population to treat	Number of doses of Praziquantel needed^b (1 day treatment)	Number of tabs of Praziquantel needed^b (3 days treatment)
Nigeria	14.4%	³	123 646	17 805	71 220	213 660
Senegal	31.2% to 39.5%	³^,⁴	112 598	39 803	159 212	477 636
Ghana	38.3%	³^,⁴	47 335	18 129	72 516	217 548
Ivory Coast	43.1% to 48%	³^,⁴	28 559	13 009	52 036	156 108
The Gambia	23.3%	³	22 637	5274	21 096	63 288
Mali	63.6% to 72.1%	³^,⁴	21 032	14 270	57 080	171 240
Cameroon	24,1%	¹⁰	15 443	3721	14 884	44 652
Burkina Faso	24,1%	¹⁰	14 204	3423	13 692	41 076
Guinea	48.8%	⁴	11 880	5797	23 188	69 564
Somalia	23.1%	³	9349	2160	8640	25 920
Eritrea	59%	¹¹	6404	3778	15 112	45 336
Ethiopia	24,1%	¹⁰	6424	1548	6192	18 576
Total			419 511	128 717	514 868	1 544 604

^aAll strategies of prevalence measurement were included: serology alone, at least one positive test among serology, CCA point of care and O&P.

^bThe number of tablets per person was calculated considering on average 60 kg/person for a dosage of 40 mg/kg (= 4 tablets of 600 mg per person) once or 3-days treatment.

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