High prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in a desert population: results from an exploratory study around the Ounianga lakes in Chad

High prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in a desert population: results from an exploratory study around the Ounianga lakes in Chad

Abstract Background Researching a water-borne disease in the middle of the Sahara desert might not seem the most relevant concern. However, nomadic Sahelian pastoralists health concerns regarding their livestock and anecdotal reports about trematode infections of Fasciola spp. and Schistosoma spp. i...

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Main Authors: Wendelin Moser, Annour Adoum Batil, Rebekka Ott, Moussa Abderamane, Ruth Clements, Rahel Wampfler, Sven Poppert, Peter Steinmann, Fiona Allan, Helena Greter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Bulinus truncatus
Chad
Malacology
Ounianga
POC-CCA
Prevalence
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00930-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00930-4

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