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

Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Fiona Allan¹  Ruth Clements¹  Moussa Abderamane²  Annour Adoum Batil³  Peter Steinmann⁴  Rebekka Ott⁴  Helena Greter⁴  Wendelin Moser⁴  Sven Poppert⁴  Rahel Wampfler⁴ 

[1] Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK;Geology Department, University of Ndjamena, Ndjamena, Chad;Institut de Recherche en Elevage Pour le Développement, Ndjamena, Chad;Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland;University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland;

关键词: Bulinus truncatus;    Chad;    Malacology;    Ounianga;    POC-CCA;    Prevalence;    Sahara;    Schistosoma bovis;    Schistosoma haematobium;    Schistosomiasis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40249-021-00930-4

来源: Springer

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