Control and elimination of Schistosoma mansoni infection in adult individuals on Ukerewe island, northwestern Tanzania: baseline results before implementation of intervention measures

Abstract Background Communities living along the shoreline and on the islands of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania remain endemic for schistosomiasis and suffer from the life-threatening morbidities associated with the disease. Nevertheless, the control measures particularly the mass drug admin...

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Published in:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Humphrey D. Mazigo, Crecencia Edward Chiombola, Stella Mugassa, Magreth Magambo, Godfrey M. Kaatano, Titus Leeyio, Erick Simon Mwangoka, Tumaini Baumba, Saskia Kreibich, Christa Kasang, Antje Fuss, Andreas Mueller
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-10-01
Subjects:	Schistosoma mansoni Hepatosplenomegaly Risk factors Adult Ukerewe Tanzania
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10010-1