ArticleLancet regional health. Americas2022
Urban schistosomiasis: An ecological study describing a new challenge to the control of this neglected tropical disease.
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- Prevalence and correlations of schistosomiasis mansoni and schistosomiasis haematobium among humans and intermediate snail hosts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2024Pooled it
- Epidemiological and Clinical-Laboratorial Profile of Schistosomiasis in an Endemic Urban Area in Pernambuco, Brazil.Acta parasitologica · 2026Article
- Distribution of Biomphalaria sp. and other limnic mollusks in the state of Ceará: a potential effect of the São Francisco River Transposition Project.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2026Article
- Schistosomiasis trends and control efforts: a global perspective from 1990 to 2050.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025Article
- Priority knowledge gaps for schistosomiasis research and development in the World Health Organization Africa Region.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2025Article
- Mapping schistosomiasis risk landscapes and implications for disease control: A case study for low endemic areas in the Middle Paranapanema river basin, São Paulo, Brazil.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Climate and urbanization drive changes in the habitat suitability of Schistosoma mansoni competent snails in Brazil.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Impact of environmental factors on Biomphalaria pfeifferi vector capacity leading to human infection by Schistosoma mansoni in two regions of western Côte d'Ivoire.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- Community perception of school-based mass drug administration program for soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosomiasis in Ogun State, Nigeria.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Factors associated with severe forms and deaths from schistosomiasis and application of probabilistic linkage in databases, state of Pernambuco, Brazil, 2007-2017.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- Evidence for local transmission and maintenance of schistosomiasis in an urban neighbourhood in Northeast Brazil.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2022Article
- Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Treatment and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Sao Tome and Principe: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of tropical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Social and environmental vulnerabilities contribute to the persistence and increase of Schistosomiasis, which has been a public health problem in Brazil and worldwide. In this study, we aimed to monitor the entry, installation, and maintenance of schistosomiasis transmission in an urban area on the Brazilian coast over two decades ( Methods: This population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Porto de Galinhas, state of Pernambuco, Brazil, to investigate the dynamics of schistosomiasis transmission in the urban area. Through 3 malacological and parasitological surveys and using geoprocessing technologies, schistosomiasis transmission foci (STF), as well as cases of the disease were identified and quantified. Statistical and geoprocessing tools were used to analyse the data. Findings: Overall, the number of STF decreased from 15 (2000) to 11 (2010) and then to 9 (2020). Although the infection ratio of snails in 2000 has decreased from 16·1% to 5·8% in 2010, we observed an increase to 7·2% in 2020. Additionally, 6,499 individuals were analysed (2012 in 2000; 2459 in 2010, and 2028 in 2020) and the prevalence of human infection has decreased over years, from 32·5% (2000), 16·6% (2010) to 8·8% (2020). The disorderly urbanization process was directly related to the spatial distribution of STF and schistosomiasis cases, causing a new scenario where people became infected by walking on unpaved and flooded streets. Interpretation: Although we observed a decreasing in schistosomiasis cases and STF, this NTD became a health problem related to urbanization in the study area. The challenge to overcome this new sort of transmission will require a greater understanding of the disorderly migration, spatial occupation, and degradation of the environment. Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications, Brazil.
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