Prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma haematobium infection among schoolchildren in central Zambia before and after mass treatment with a single dose of praziquantel | Zendy

MubangaF Chama | Zendy; MohamedA Shehata | Zendy; Evelyn Funjika | Zendy

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Prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma haematobium infection among schoolchildren in central Zambia before and after mass treatment with a single dose of praziquantel

Author(s) -

MubangaF Chama,

MohamedA Shehata,

Evelyn Funjika

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

tropical parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 2229-7758

pISSN - 2229-5070

DOI - 10.4103/tp.tp_32_17

Subject(s) - praziquantel , schistosoma haematobium , mass drug administration , schistosomiasis , schistosoma , medicine , demography , environmental health , biology , immunology , schistosoma mansoni , helminths , population , sociology

Urinary schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium is common in some parts of Lusaka Province, Zambia, where water contact activity is high and sanitation is poor. We conducted a longitudinal study in Ng'ombe Compound of Lusaka, between 2007 and 2015, to observe the prevalence and intensity of S. haematobium infection among community primary school children, before and after receiving a single dose of praziquantel.

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