Shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with special reference to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura
Risk maps facilitate discussion among different stakeholders and provide a tool for spatial targeting of health interventions. We present maps documenting shrinking risk profiles after deworming with respect to soil-transmitted helminthiasis among schoolchildren from disadvantaged neighbourhoods in...
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doaj-f9f7fec2a9384a03b4beb43434a96e972020-11-25T03:35:47ZengPAGEPress PublicationsGeospatial Health1827-19871970-70962017-11-0112210.4081/gh.2017.601446Shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with special reference to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiuraIvan Müller0Stefanie Gall1Lindsey Beyleveld2Markus Gerber3Uwe Pühse4Rosa du Randt5Peter Steinmann6Leyli Zondie7Cheryl Walter8Jürg Utzinger9Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel; University of Basel, Basel; Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, BaselDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, BaselDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nelson Mandela University, Port ElizabethDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, BaselDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, BaselDepartment of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port ElizabethSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel; University of BaselDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nelson Mandela University, Port ElizabethDepartment of Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, Port ElizabethSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel; University of Basel, BaselRisk maps facilitate discussion among different stakeholders and provide a tool for spatial targeting of health interventions. We present maps documenting shrinking risk profiles after deworming with respect to soil-transmitted helminthiasis among schoolchildren from disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Children were examined for soil-transmitted helminth infections using duplicate Kato-Katz thick smears in March 2015, October 2015 and May 2016, and subsequently treated with albendazole after each survey. The mean infection intensities for Ascaris lumbricoides were 9,554 eggs per gram of stool (EPG) in March 2015, 4,317 EPG in October 2015 and 1,684 EPG in March 2016. The corresponding figures for Trichuris trichiura were 664 EPG, 331 EPG and 87 EPG. Repeated deworming shrank the risk of soil-transmitted helminthiasis, but should be complemented by other public health measures.http://geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/601AlbendazoleAscaris lumbricoidesTrichuris trichiuraRisk profilingSouth Africa |
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Ivan Müller Stefanie Gall Lindsey Beyleveld Markus Gerber Uwe Pühse Rosa du Randt Peter Steinmann Leyli Zondie Cheryl Walter Jürg Utzinger Shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with special reference to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura Geospatial Health Albendazole Ascaris lumbricoides Trichuris trichiura Risk profiling South Africa |
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Ivan Müller Stefanie Gall Lindsey Beyleveld Markus Gerber Uwe Pühse Rosa du Randt Peter Steinmann Leyli Zondie Cheryl Walter Jürg Utzinger |
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Shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with special reference to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura |
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Shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with special reference to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura |
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Shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with special reference to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura |
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Shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with special reference to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura |
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Shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with special reference to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura |
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shrinking risk profiles after deworming of children in port elizabeth, south africa, with special reference to ascaris lumbricoides and trichuris trichiura |
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PAGEPress Publications |
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Geospatial Health |
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1827-1987 1970-7096 |
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Risk maps facilitate discussion among different stakeholders and provide a tool for spatial targeting of health interventions. We present maps documenting shrinking risk profiles after deworming with respect to soil-transmitted helminthiasis among schoolchildren from disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Children were examined for soil-transmitted helminth infections using duplicate Kato-Katz thick smears in March 2015, October 2015 and May 2016, and subsequently treated with albendazole after each survey. The mean infection intensities for Ascaris lumbricoides were 9,554 eggs per gram of stool (EPG) in March 2015, 4,317 EPG in October 2015 and 1,684 EPG in March 2016. The corresponding figures for Trichuris trichiura were 664 EPG, 331 EPG and 87 EPG. Repeated deworming shrank the risk of soil-transmitted helminthiasis, but should be complemented by other public health measures. |
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Albendazole Ascaris lumbricoides Trichuris trichiura Risk profiling South Africa |
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