ArticleParasites & vectors2014
Schistosomiasis in pre-school-age children and their mothers in Chikhwawa district, Malawi with notes on characterization of schistosomes and snails.
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- The roles of water, sanitation and hygiene in reducing schistosomiasis: a review.Parasites & vectors · 2015Pooled it
- Schistosomiasis in Malawi: a systematic review.Parasites & vectors · 2014Pooled it
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- A first report of Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the Lower Shire Valley, Southern Malawi, a major intermediate snail host species for intestinal schistosomiasis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- An alien intermediate snail host in Malawi -International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude and practice towards intestinal schistosomiasis among school-aged children and adults in Amhara Regional State, northwest Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study.Tropical medicine and health · 2024Article
- Where will pediatric praziquantel be needed in Tanzania? Geographical variation in prevalence, and risk factors ofParasite epidemiology and control · 2024Article
- A baseline epidemiological survey for malaria and schistosomiasis reveals an alarming burden in primary schools despite ongoing control in Chikwawa District, southern Malawi.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2024Article
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- Prevalence and Determinants ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Urogenital schistosomiasis: prevalence, knowledge and practices among women of reproductive age in Northern Tanzania.IJID regions · 2023Article
- Integrating vector control within an emerging agricultural system in a region of climate vulnerability in southern Malawi: A focus on malaria, schistosomiasis, and arboviral diseases.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo complement ongoing schistosomiasis control within national control programmes (NCPs) that administer praziquantel to school-age children, assessing the risk and extent of schistosomiasis in pre-school-age children (PSAC) is important.
methodsIn June 2012, schistosomiasis in Chikhwawa district, Malawi was assessed across 12 villages examining pre-school-age children (PSAC) and their mothers by serological and parasitological diagnosis, as supplemented with urine-antigen and questionnaire-interview methods. Urinary tract morbidity was inferred by haematuria and albuminuria assays.
resultsIn total, 49.5% (CI₉₅ 42.6-56.4) of 208 PSAC and 94.5% (CI₉₅ 90.9-98.1) of 165 mothers were seropositive for schistosomiasis, in 2 villages seroprevalence exceeded 75% in PSAC. Egg-patent urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis was observed; 17.7% (CI₉₅ 12.4-23.2) of PSAC and 45.1% (CI₉₅ 37.4-52.8) of mothers having active schistosomiasis by parasitological and urine-antigen testing combined. PSAC often had extensive daily water contact and many (~25%) had haematuria and albuminuria. As eggs with an atypical morphology of Schistosoma haematobium were observed, a general selection of schistosome eggs was characterized by DNA barcoding, finding Group I S. haematobium and Group IV and V S. mansoni. Malacological surveys encountered several populations of Bulinus globosus but failed to find Biomphalaria.
conclusionsBoth PSAC and their mothers appear to be at significant risk of schistosomiasis and should be considered for treatment within the NCP of Malawi.
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