Arachidonic Acid Treatment Against Schistosomiasis Infection in Children

Randomized Controlled Trial: The investigational materials used in this trial were administered to subjects each day by trained clinicians. Primary Objectives: * assess the effect of dietary supplementation with arachidonic acid on the cure rates for Schistosomiasis mansoni with and without concomitant treatment with praziquantel. * assess the safety of dietary supplementation using arachidonic acid in children with clinically confirmed schistosomiasis mansoni infection. Secondary objective: * to measure changes in total phospholipids in plasma.