Use of sentinel snails for the detection of Schistosoma haematobium transmission on Zanzibar and observations on transmission patterns

Acta Tropica

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 234-240

  Allan, Fiona ^a,b   Dunn, Alison M ^b   Emery, Aidan M ^a   Stothard, J Russell ^c   Johnston, David A ^d   Kane, Richard A ^a   Khamis, Alipo N ^e   Mohammed, Khalfan A ^e   Rollinson, David ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e Ministry of Health Zanzibar   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Bulinus; Control; Schistosoma; Sentinel; Transmission; Zanzibar

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SNAIL;

ARTICLE; BULINUS GLOBOSUS; BULINUS NASUTUS; CERCARIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MIRACIDIUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNAIL; TANZANIA; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR ISLAND;

BULINUS; BULINUS GLOBOSUS; BULINUS NASUTUS; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

BULINUS; CONTROL; SCHISTOSOMA; SENTINEL; TRANSMISSION; ZANZIBAR;

ANIMALS; BULINUS; HUMANS; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TANZANIA; WATER;

EID: 84885470957     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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