Variation in water contact behaviour and risk of Schistosoma mansoni (re)infection among Ugandan school-aged children in an area with persistent high endemicity

Variation in water contact behaviour and risk of Schistosoma mansoni (re)infection among Ugandan school-aged children in an area with persistent high endemicity

Abstract Background Annual mass drug administration with praziquantel has reduced schistosomiasis transmission in some highly endemic areas, but areas with persistent high endemicity have been identified across sub-Saharan Africa, including Uganda. In these areas many children are rapidly reinfected...

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Main Authors: Suzan C. M. Trienekens, Christina L. Faust, Fred Besigye, Lucy Pickering, Edridah M. Tukahebwa, Janet Seeley, Poppy H. L. Lamberton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
Biomphalaria
Infection intensity
Exposure
Ethnography
Snail survey
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-05121-6

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