The control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in East Africa

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 332-339

  Kabatereine, Narcis B ^a   Fleming, Fiona M ^b   Nyandindi, Ursuline ^c   Mwanza, James C L ^d   Blair, Lynsey ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEASLES VACCINE; PRAZIQUANTEL; RETINOL;

AFRICA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EVALUATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TANZANIA; TREATMENT PLANNING; UGANDA; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SOIL; TANZANIA; UGANDA; ZAMBIA;

MELINDA; VERMES;

EID: 33745429857     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2006.05.001     Document Type: Review

References (52)

1. Nelson G.S. Schistosoma mansoni infection in the West Nile district of Uganda. I. The incidence of S. mansoni infection. E. Afr. Med. J. 35 (1958) 311-319
2. Kabatereine N.B., et al. Schistosoma mansoni in Pachwach, Nebbi District, Uganda, 40 years after Nelson. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 43 (1992) 162-166
3. Warren K.S., et al. Schistosomiasis haematobia in Coast Province, Kenya - relationship between egg output and morbidity. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 28 (1979) 864-870
4. Clennon J.L., et al. Spatial patterns of urinary schistosomiasis infection in a highly endemic area of coastal Kenya. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 70 (2004) 443-448
5. Rugemalila J.B. Impact of urinary schistosomiasis on the health of 2 community populations living in endemic areas in Tanzania. Trop. Geogr. Med. 31 (1979) 375-380
6. Booth M., et al. The population biology and epidemiology of schistosome and geohelminth infections among schoolchildren in Tanzania. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 92 (1998) 491-495
7. Magnussen P. Treatment and re-treatment strategies for schistosomiasis control in different epidemiological settings: a review of 10 years' experiences. Acta Trop. 86 (2003) 243-254
8. Bundy D.A.P., et al. Cost of school-based drug treatment in Tanzania. Health Policy Plan. 13 (1998) 384-396
9. Fenwick A. New initiatives against Africa's worms. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 100 (2006) 200-207
10. Gryseels B., et al. Experiences with the control of schistosomiasis mansoni in two foci in central Africa. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 87 (1992) 187-194
11. Brinkmann U.K., et al. Experiences with mass chemotherapy in the control of schistosomiasis in Mali. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 39 (1988) 167-174
12. Fenwick A., et al. Drugs for the control of parasitic diseases: current status and development in schistosomiasis. Trends Parasitol. 19 (2003) 509-515
13. Vennervald B.J., and Dunne D.W. Morbidity in schistosomiasis: an update. Curr. Opin. Infect. Dis. 17 (2004) 439-447
14. King C.H., et al. Reassessment of the cost of chronic helmintic infection: a meta-analysis of disability-related outcomes in endemic schistosomiasis. Lancet 365 (2005) 1561-1569
15. Richter J. Evolution of schistosomiasis-induced pathology after therapy and interruption of exposure to schistosomes: a review of ultrasonographic studies. Acta Trop 77 (2000) 111-131
16. Katz N. Schistosomiasis control in Brazil. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 93 (1998) 33-35
17. Zhou X.N., et al. The public health significance and control of schistosomiasis in China - then and now. Acta Trop. 96 (2005) 97-105
18. Webbe G., and el Hak S. Progress in the control of schistosomiasis in Egypt 1985-1988. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 84 (1990) 394-400
19. Kabatereine N.B., et al. Progress towards countrywide control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda. T. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. H. 100 (2006) 208-215
20. Hall A., et al. Alternatives to bodyweight for estimating the dose of praziquantel needed to treat schistosomiasis. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 93 (1999) 653-658
21. Montresor A., et al. The WHO dose pole for the administration of praziquantel is also accurate in non-African populations. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 99 (2005) 78-81
22. Lengeler C., et al. Questionnaires for rapid screening of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa. Bull. WHO 80 (2002) 235-242
23. Williams E.H., et al. Admissions to a rural hospital in the West Nile District of Uganda over a 27 year period. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 89 (1986) 193-211
24. Kabatereine N.B., et al. Epidemiology and geography of Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: implications for planning control. Trop. Med. Int. Health 9 (2004) 372-380
25. Kabatereine N.B., et al. Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda: epidemiology and cost of control. Trop. Med. Int. Health 10 (2005) 1187-1189
26. Brooker, S. et al. (2004) Spatial analysis of the distribution of intestinal nematode infections in Uganda. Epidemiol. Infect. 132, 1065-1071.
27. World Health Organization (2002) Prevention and Control of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis: Report of a WHO Expert Committee, WHO Technical Report Series 912
28. Koukounari, A. et al. Morbidity indicators of Schistosoma mansoni: relationship between infection and anaemia in Ugandan schoolchildren before and after praziquantel and albendazole chemotherapy. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. (in press)
29. Kabatereine, N.B. et al. Impact on infection and morbidity of a national schistosomiasis control programme in Ugandan schoolchildren. Bull. WHO (in press)
30. Brooker, S. et al. (2005) Rapid assessment of Schistosoma mansoni; the validity applicability and cost effectiveness of the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling method in Uganda. Trop. Med. Int. Health, 10, 647-658
31. Bradley D.J., and McCullough F.S. Egg output stability and the epidemiology of Schistosoma haematobium. II. An analysis of the epidemiology of endemic S. haematobium. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 67 (1973) 491-500
32. McCullough F.S., and Bradley D.J. Egg output stability and the epidemiology of Schistosoma haematobium. I. Variation and stability in S. haematobium egg counts. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 67 (1973) 475-490
33. Fenwick A., and Figenschou B.H. The effect of Schistosoma mansoni infection on the productivity of cane cutters on a sugar estate in Tanzania. Bull. WHO 47 (1972) 567-572
34. Nhonoli A.M., and Kihama F.E. The health status of a rural population in mid-eastern Tanzania. E. Afr. Med. J. 51 (1974) 122-130
35. Lwambo N.J. Transmission of urinary schistosomiasis in Sukumaland, Tanzania. 1. Snail infection rates and incidence of infection in school children. J. Helminthol. 62 (1988) 213-217
36. Fenwick A. The control of Schistosoma mansoni on a sugar estate in Tanzania. E. Afr. Med. J. 48 (1971) 447-449
37. Tanner M., and Degremont A. Monitoring and evaluating schistosomiasis control within a primary health care programme. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 37 (1986) 220-222
38. Savioli L., et al. Control of morbidity due to Schistosoma haematobium on Pemba Island: programme organization and management. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 40 (1989) 189-194
39. Lengeler C., et al. Rapid, low-cost, two-step method to screen for urinary schistosomiasis at the district level: the Kilosa experience. Bull. WHO 69 (1991) 179-189
40. Renganathan E., et al. Evolution of operational-research studies and development of a national control strategy against intestinal helminths in Pemba island, 1988-92. Bull. WHO 73 (1995) 183-190
41. Webbe G. The transmission of Schistosoma haematobium in an area of Lake Province, Tanganyika. Bull. WHO 27 (1962) 59-85
42. Ministry of Health, Mainland Tanzania (2002) National Plan of Action for the Control of Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted Helminths: 5-year Plan 2004-2008, Ministry of Health, Tanzania
43. Lengeler C., et al. Screening for schistosomiasis with questionnaires. Trends Parasitol. 18 (2002) 375-377
44. Clements A.C., et al. Bayesian spatial analysis and disease mapping: tools to enhance planning and implementation of a schistosomiasis control programme in Tanzania. Trop. Med. Int. Health 11 (2006) 490-503
45. Chimbari M.J., et al. Transmission of schistosomiasis in Kariba, Zimbabwe, and a cross-sectional comparison of schistosomiasis prevalences and intensities in the town with those in Siavonga in Zambia. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 97 (2003) 605-616
46. Mubila L., and Rollinson D. Snail-parasite compatibility and prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium on the shores of Lake Kariba, Zambia. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 96 (2002) 165-173
47. Mungomba L.M., et al. Schistosomiasis around Siavonga, on the shores of Lake Kariba, Zambia. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 87 (1993) 365-371
48. Mungomba L.M., and Michelson E.H. Urban schistosomiasis in Lusaka, Zambia: a preliminary study. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 98 (1995) 199-203
49. van Vliet N.G., et al. A new focus of Schistosoma mansoni in the western province of Zambia. Trop. Geogr. Med. 43 (1991) 323-325
50. Boatin B.A., et al. The prevalence and distribution of schistosomiasis in Zambia. Cent. Afr. J. Med. 31 (1985) 170-176
51. de Jonge N., and van Vliet N.G. Urinary schistosomiasis in the Sichili Health Zone, Western Province, Zambia. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 42 (1991) 191-192
52. Wenlock R.W. The prevalence of hookworm and of S. haematobium in rural Zambia. Trop. Geogr. Med. 29 (1977) 415-421