ArticleParasites & vectors2017
High burden of Schistosoma mansoni infection in school-aged children in Marolambo District, Madagascar.
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- Pulmonary inflammation promoted by type-2 dendritic cells is a feature of human and murine schistosomiasis.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Temperature affects predation of schistosome-competent snails by a novel invader, the marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis.PloS one · 2023Article
- Predictive Risk Mapping of Schistosomiasis in Madagascar Using Ecological Niche Modeling and Precision Mapping.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Impact of a Novel, Low-Cost and Sustainable Health Education Program on the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Intestinal Schistosomiasis in School Children in a Hard-to-Reach District of Madagascar.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2022Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with transmission of schistosomiasis in school-aged children in South Sudan: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- A 12-year follow-up of intestinal schistosomiasis in pre-school-aged children in Assoni Village, Eastern Senegal.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2021Article
- Prevalence of intestinal schistosomiasis in pre-school aged children: a pilot survey in Marolambo District, Madagascar.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2021Article
- Schistosomiasis with a Focus on Africa.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2021Review
- Serology- and Blood-PCR-Based Screening for Schistosomiasis in Pregnant Women in Madagascar-A Cross-Sectional Study and Test Comparison Approach.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundA school-based survey was undertaken to assess prevalence and infection intensity of schistosomiasis in school-aged children in the Marolambo District of Madagascar.
methodsSchool-aged children from six purposively selected schools were tested for Schistosoma haematobium by urine filtration and Schistosoma mansoni using circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) and Kato-Katz stool analysis. The investigators did not address soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in this study.
resultsOf 399 school-aged children screened, 93.7% were infected with S. mansoni based on CCA analysis. Kato-Katz analysis of stool revealed S. mansoni infection in 73.6% (215/ 292). Heavy infections (> 400 eggs per gram) were common (32.1%; 69/ 215), with a mean of 482 eggs per gram of stool. Moderate infection intensities were detected in 31.2% (67/ 215) and light infection intensities in 36.7% (79/ 215) of infected participants. No infection with S. haematobium was detected by urine filtration.
conclusionsIntestinal schistosomiasis appears a considerable public health issue in this remote area of Madagascar where there is a pressing need for mass drug administration.
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