Dynamics of freshwater snails and Schistosoma infection prevalence in schoolchildren during the construction and operation of a multipurpose dam in central Côte d’Ivoire

Dynamics of freshwater snails and Schistosoma infection prevalence in schoolchildren during the construction and operation of a multipurpose dam in central Côte d’Ivoire

Abstract Background The construction and operation of small multipurpose dams in Africa have a history of altering the transmission of water-based diseases, including schistosomiasis. The current study was designed to investigate the abundance and dynamics of schistosomiasis intermediate host snails...

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Main Authors: Nana R. Diakité, Mirko S. Winkler, Jean T. Coulibaly, Négnorogo Guindo-Coulibaly, Jürg Utzinger, Eliézer K. N’Goran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
Intermediate host snail
Transmission
Water resources development and management
Multipurpose dam
Côte d’Ivoire
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0305-3

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