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凪 幸世
Department School of Medicine, School of Medicine Position Assistant Professor |
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| Article types | Original article |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | A high-intensity cluster of Schistosoma mansoni infection around Mbita causeway, western Kenya: a confirmatory cross-sectional survey. |
| Journal | Formal name：Tropical medicine and health Abbreviation：Trop Med Health ISSN code：13488945/13488945 |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 15(47),pp.26 |
| Author and coauthor | Chadeka Evans Asena, Nagi Sachiyo, Cheruiyot Ngetich B, Bahati Felix, Sunahara Toshihiko, Njenga Sammy M, Hamano Shinjiro |
| Authorship | 2nd author |
| Publication date | 2019/04 |
| Summary | In Kenya, communities residing along the shores and islands of Lake Victoria bear a substantial burden of schistosomiasis. Although there is a school-based deworming program in place, the transmission of Schistosoma mansoni varies even at a fine scale. Given the focal nature of schistosomes' transmission, we aim to identify areas with high intensity of S. mansoni infection in Mbita, Homabay County, western Kenya, for prioritized integrated control measures. Our findings confirm a high intensity of S. mansoni infection cluster around Mbita causeway. While the current efforts to curtail morbidity due to schistosomiasis through preventive chemotherapy in schools are crucial, fine-scale mapping of risk areas is necessary for specific integrated control measures. |
| DOI | 10.1186/s41182-019-0152-y |
| PMID | 31015786 |