Intestinal schistosomiasis of Ijinga Island, north-western Tanzania: prevalence, intensity of infection, hepatosplenic morbidities and their associated factors.

Mueller, Andreas; Fuss, Antje; Ziegler, Uwe; Kaatano, Godfrey M; Mazigo, Humphrey D

Mueller, Andreas; Fuss, Antje; Ziegler, Uwe; Kaatano, Godfrey M; Mazigo, Humphrey D.

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Mueller A; Department of Tropical Medicine, Klinikum Wuerzburg Mitte gGmbH, Medical Mission Hospital, Salvatorstrasse 7, 97074, Wuerzburg, Germany. andreas.mueller@kwm-klinikum.de.
Fuss A; Medical Mission Institute, Salvatorstrasse 7, 97074, Wuerzburg, Germany. andreas.mueller@kwm-klinikum.de.
Ziegler U; Medical Mission Institute, Salvatorstrasse 7, 97074, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Kaatano GM; Department of Tropical Medicine, Klinikum Wuerzburg Mitte gGmbH, Medical Mission Hospital, Salvatorstrasse 7, 97074, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Mazigo HD; National Institute for Medical Research, P.O. Box 1462, Mwanza, Tanzania.

BMC Infect Dis ; 19(1): 832, 2019 Oct 07.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31590657

Subject(s)

Anthelmintics/therapeutic use; Hepatomegaly/epidemiology; Liver Cirrhosis/epidemiology; Praziquantel/therapeutic use; Schistosoma mansoni/immunology; Schistosomiasis mansoni/drug therapy; Schistosomiasis mansoni/epidemiology; Splenomegaly/epidemiology; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Endemic Diseases; Feces/parasitology; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Mass Drug Administration; Middle Aged; Morbidity; Point-of-Care Testing; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Schistosomiasis mansoni/urine; Serologic Tests; Tanzania/epidemiology; Young Adult

Key words

Hepatosplenic; Ijinga; Prevalence; Schistosoma mansoni; Tanzania

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Praziquantel / Schistosoma mansoni / Splenomegaly / Schistosomiasis mansoni / Hepatomegaly / Liver Cirrhosis / Anthelmintics Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Animals / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Year: 2019 Type: Article

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