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Prevalence of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Morbidity Associated with Schistosomiasis among Adult Population in Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania
The objective of this study was to carry out a community survey on schistosomiais and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in order to suggest feasible and effective intervention strategies in Lake Victoria basin, Tanzania. A total of 37 communities selected from 23 districts of the 4 regions...
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The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4635833/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26537031 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2015.53.5.525 |
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author | Siza, Julius E. Kaatano, Godfrey M. Chai, Jong-Yil Eom, Keeseon S. Rim, Han-Jong Yong, Tai-Soon Min, Duk-Young Chang, Su Young Ko, Yunsuk Changalucha, John M. |
author_facet | Siza, Julius E. Kaatano, Godfrey M. Chai, Jong-Yil Eom, Keeseon S. Rim, Han-Jong Yong, Tai-Soon Min, Duk-Young Chang, Su Young Ko, Yunsuk Changalucha, John M. |
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description | The objective of this study was to carry out a community survey on schistosomiais and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in order to suggest feasible and effective intervention strategies in Lake Victoria basin, Tanzania. A total of 37 communities selected from 23 districts of the 4 regions in the Lake Victoria basin of Tanzania were involved in the study. From each of the selected locality, 50 adult community members, 25 males and 25 females, were recruited for the study. Each study participant was requested to submit stool and urine specimens. From each stool specimen, duplicate Kato-Katz thick smears were prepared and microscopically examined for Schistosoma mansoni and STH eggs. Urine specimens were processed by the filtration technique and microscopically examined for Schistosoma haematobium eggs. Ultrasound examination for morbidity due to schistosomiasis was performed. Mass treatment was done using praziquantel and albendazole for schistosome and STHs infections, respectively. Out of 1,606 adults who provided stool specimens, 199 (12.4%) were positive for S. mansoni, 349 (21.7%) for hookworms, 133 (8.3%) for Ascaris lumbricoides, and 33 (2.0%) for Trichuris trichiura. Out of 1,400 participants who provided urine specimens, 25 (1.8%) were positive for S. haematobium eggs. Because of the co-endemicity of these afflictions and their impact on vulnerable population groups, the helminthiasis could be simultaneously treated with 2 drugs, praziquantel for schistosomiasis and albendazole for STHs. |
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spelling | pubmed-46358332015-11-06 Prevalence of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Morbidity Associated with Schistosomiasis among Adult Population in Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania Siza, Julius E. Kaatano, Godfrey M. Chai, Jong-Yil Eom, Keeseon S. Rim, Han-Jong Yong, Tai-Soon Min, Duk-Young Chang, Su Young Ko, Yunsuk Changalucha, John M. Korean J Parasitol Articles from Symposium on Controls of NTDs around Lake Victoria, Tanzania The objective of this study was to carry out a community survey on schistosomiais and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in order to suggest feasible and effective intervention strategies in Lake Victoria basin, Tanzania. A total of 37 communities selected from 23 districts of the 4 regions in the Lake Victoria basin of Tanzania were involved in the study. From each of the selected locality, 50 adult community members, 25 males and 25 females, were recruited for the study. Each study participant was requested to submit stool and urine specimens. From each stool specimen, duplicate Kato-Katz thick smears were prepared and microscopically examined for Schistosoma mansoni and STH eggs. Urine specimens were processed by the filtration technique and microscopically examined for Schistosoma haematobium eggs. Ultrasound examination for morbidity due to schistosomiasis was performed. Mass treatment was done using praziquantel and albendazole for schistosome and STHs infections, respectively. Out of 1,606 adults who provided stool specimens, 199 (12.4%) were positive for S. mansoni, 349 (21.7%) for hookworms, 133 (8.3%) for Ascaris lumbricoides, and 33 (2.0%) for Trichuris trichiura. Out of 1,400 participants who provided urine specimens, 25 (1.8%) were positive for S. haematobium eggs. Because of the co-endemicity of these afflictions and their impact on vulnerable population groups, the helminthiasis could be simultaneously treated with 2 drugs, praziquantel for schistosomiasis and albendazole for STHs. The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2015-10 2015-10-29 /pmc/articles/PMC4635833/ /pubmed/26537031 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2015.53.5.525 Text en © 2015, Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Articles from Symposium on Controls of NTDs around Lake Victoria, Tanzania Siza, Julius E. Kaatano, Godfrey M. Chai, Jong-Yil Eom, Keeseon S. Rim, Han-Jong Yong, Tai-Soon Min, Duk-Young Chang, Su Young Ko, Yunsuk Changalucha, John M. Prevalence of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Morbidity Associated with Schistosomiasis among Adult Population in Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania |
title | Prevalence of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Morbidity Associated with Schistosomiasis among Adult Population in Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania |
title_full | Prevalence of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Morbidity Associated with Schistosomiasis among Adult Population in Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Morbidity Associated with Schistosomiasis among Adult Population in Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Morbidity Associated with Schistosomiasis among Adult Population in Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania |
title_short | Prevalence of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Morbidity Associated with Schistosomiasis among Adult Population in Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania |
title_sort | prevalence of schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminths and morbidity associated with schistosomiasis among adult population in lake victoria basin, tanzania |
topic | Articles from Symposium on Controls of NTDs around Lake Victoria, Tanzania |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4635833/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26537031 http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2015.53.5.525 |
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