ReviewTropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines2021
Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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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
- Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Human Intestinal Helminths Parasitic Infections in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2022Pooled it
- Community-level prevalence and determinants of Schistosoma mansoni infection in river-crossing Kebeles of Mizan-Aman Town, Southwest Ethiopia, where mass drug administration targets only school-aged children.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factor ofHealth science reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of intestinal schistosomiasis among school-age children living near the Mai-Nigus irrigation dam, Tigray, northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Comparative performance of Kato-Katz, POC-CCA and real-time PCR in detecting Schistosoma mansoni infection at different endemicity settings in northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Article
- Schistosoma japonicum in Ethiopia: Is there a need for tuning schistosomiasis surveillance in Africa?PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Assessment of the prevalence and praziquantel effectiveness and risk factors of urogenital schistosomiasis among school-aged children in pru east, Ghana.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Adaptive integrated intervention approaches for schistosomiasis elimination in Pemba: A 4-year intervention study and focus on hotspots.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Intestinal schistosomiasis in remote areas of Southwest Ethiopia, a target region for large-scale mass drug administration.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Schistosoma mansoni and soil-transmitted helminth infections among schoolchildren living along the shore of Lake Hawassa, southern Ethiopia.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- Prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma mansoni infection, and contributing factors in Alamata district of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Prevalence of humanEClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Arborized pattern of MRI enhancement in spinal cord schistosomiasis: A report of 2 successful case outcomes.Radiology case reports · 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
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- Evaluation of the Urine POC-CCA Test Accuracy in the Detection ofJournal of tropical medicine · 2024Review
- Molluscicidal Activity of Extracts and Fractions FromJournal of parasitology research · 2024Article
- Effects of Land-Use and Environmental Factors on Snail Distribution and Trematode Infection in Ethiopia.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSchistosomiasis is a common helminthic infection in the tropics and subtropics, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia. In these counties, Schistosoma mansoni infection is a significant public health problem due to the risk of reinfection and recurrent disease despite implementing several rounds preventive chemotherapy. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at assessing the pooled prevalence of schistosomiasis in Ethiopia.
methodsThe PRISMA guidelines were followed to perform the systematic review and meta-analysis. Published studies from January 1999 to June 2020 were searched in Medline, PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, HINARI, and Cochrane Library using key words including: "prevalence", "incidence", "schistosomiasis" "Bilharziasis", "Bilharzia", "S. mansoni ", "Ethiopia". Heterogeneity of included studies was assessed using Cochran's Q test and I
resultsNinety-four studies were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of S. mansoni in Ethiopia was 18.0% (95%CI: 14.0-23.0). The southern region of Ethiopia had a higher S. mansoni prevalence of 25.9% (995% CI, 14.9-41.1) than the national prevalence. The burden of S. mansoni infection was also higher than the national average in rural areas and among men with pooled prevalence of 20.2% (95% CI, 13.2-28.5) and 28.5% (95%CI, 22.7,35.1), respectively. The trend analysis showed that the prevalence of S. mansoni infection in Ethiopia decreased over the past 15 years, potentially because of the repeated preventive chemotherapy.
conclusionThe review unveiled a moderate prevalence of S. mansoni infection in Ethiopia. Targeted treatment of at-risk population groups ad high burden areas coupled with implementation of integrated vector control strategies are critical to address the burden of Schistosomiasis.
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