SynthesisInfectious diseases of poverty2018
Schistosomiasis in Zambia: a systematic review of past and present experiences.
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- Prevalence of schistosomiasis and its association with anemia in Ethiopia, 2024: a systematic review and meta‑analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of changes in schistosomiasis prevalence in Zambia: implications on the 2020 elimination target.Parasitology research · 2020Pooled it
- Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among inmates at correctional facilities in Central Zambia.Parasite epidemiology and control · 2026Article
- Ecological influences on host-parasite dynamics amongFrontiers in parasitology · 2026Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of schistosomiasis among children and adolescents visiting Chitokoloki Mission Hospital of Zambezi District.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Therapeutic challenges of schistosomiasis: mechanisms of action and current limitations.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2025Review
- Schistosomiasis Burden and Trend Analysis in Africa: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Urogenital schistosomiasis in schoolchildren in the lake zones of Kankossa and Oued Rawdha, southern Mauritania: The first parasitological and malacological survey.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Female Genital Schistosomiasis Lesion Resolution Post-Treatment with Praziquantel in Zambian Adults.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of intestinal helminthiasis with an emphasis on taeniasis in Chipata district of the Eastern province of Zambia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Visual diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women from hand-held colposcopy: agreement of expert image review and association with clinical symptoms.Wellcome open research · 2023Article
- Prevalence and correlates ofThe Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- Coverage and predictors of the uptake of the mass drug administration of praziquantel chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in a selected urban setting in Zambia.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2023Article
- Short-, Mid-, and Long-Term Epidemiological and Economic Effects of the World Bank Loan Project on Schistosomiasis Control in the People's Republic of China.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Molecular Identification ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Rationale and design of a screening study to detect schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary hypertension in Ethiopia and Zambia.Pulmonary circulation · 2022Article
- Contribution of Schistosoma mansoni to systemic inflammation and microbial translocation among people with HIV in Zambia.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2022Article
- Knowledge and factors influencing schistosomiasis control interventions in the hyperendemic health district of Kalabancoro in Mali, 2020.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Algorithm for diagnosis of early Schistosoma haematobium using prodromal signs and symptoms in pre-school age children in an endemic district in Zimbabwe.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Female Genital Schistosomiasis and HIV-1 Incidence in Zambian Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Open forum infectious diseases · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe speedy rate of change in the environmental and socio-economics factors may increase the incidence, prevalence and risk of schistosomiasis infections in Zambia. However, available information does not provide a comprehensive understanding of the biogeography and distribution of the disease, ecology and population dynamics of intermediate host snails. The current study used an information-theoretical approach to understand the biogeography and prevalence schistosomiasis and identified knowledge gaps that would be useful to improve policy towards surveillance and eradication of intermediate hosts snails in Zambia.
methodsTo summarise the existing knowledge and build on past and present experiences of schistosomiasis epidemiology for effective disease control in Zambia, a systematic search of literature for the period 2000-2017 was done on PubMed, Google Scholar and EBSCOhost. Using the key words: 'Schistosomiasis', 'Biomphalaria', 'Bulinus', 'Schistosoma mansoni', 'Schistosoma haematobium', and 'Zambia', in combination with Booleans terms 'AND' and 'OR', published reports/papers were obtained and reviewed independently for inclusion.
resultsThirteen papers published in English that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected for the final review. The papers suggest that the risk of infection has increased over the years and this has been attributed to environmental, socio-economic and demographic factors. Furthermore, schistosomiasis is endemic in many parts of the country with infection due to Schistosoma haematobium being more prevalent than that due to S. mansoni. This review also found that S. haematobium was linked to genital lesions, thus increasing risks of contracting other diseases such as HIV and cervical cancer.
conclusionsFor both S. haematobium and S. mansoni, environmental, socio-economic, and demographic factors were influential in the transmission and prevalence of the disease and highlight the need for detailed knowledge on ecological modelling and mapping the distribution of the disease and intermediate host snails for effective implementation of control strategies.
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