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| Title |
Towards interruption of schistosomiasis transmission in sub-Saharan Africa: developing an appropriate environmental surveillance framework to guide and to support ‘end game’ interventions
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| Published in |
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40249-016-0215-9 |
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| Authors |
J. Russell Stothard, Suzy J. Campbell, Mike Y. Osei-Atweneboana, Timothy Durant, Michelle C. Stanton, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, David Rollinson, Dieudonné R. Eloundou Ombede, Louis-Albert Tchuem-Tchuenté |
| Abstract |
Schistosomiasis is a waterborne parasitic disease in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly common in rural populations living in impoverished conditions. With the scale-up of preventive chemotherapy, national campaigns will transition from morbidity- to transmission-focused interventions thus formal investigation of actual or expected declines in environmental transmission is needed as 'end game' scenarios arise. Surprisingly, there are no international or national guidelines to do so in sub-Saharan Africa. Our article therefore provides an introduction to key practicalities and pitfalls in the development of an appropriate environmental surveillance framework. In this context, we discuss how strategies need to be adapted and tailored to the local level to better guide and support future interventions through this transition. As detection of egg-patent infection in people becomes rare, careful sampling of schistosome larvae in freshwater and in aquatic snails with robust species-specific DNA assays will be required. Appropriate metrics, derived from observed prevalence(s) as compared with predetermined thresholds, could each provide a clearer insight into contamination- and exposure-related dynamics. Application could be twofold, first to certify areas currently free from schistosomiasis transmission or second to red-flag recalcitrant locations where extra effort or alternative interventions are needed. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 32 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 22% |
| United States | 3 | 9% |
| Australia | 2 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Kenya | 1 | 3% |
| Thailand | 1 | 3% |
| Ghana | 1 | 3% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 21 | 66% |
| Scientists | 6 | 19% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 213 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 212 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 37 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 13% |
| Researcher | 27 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 35 | 16% |
| Unknown | 57 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 34 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 16 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 16 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 40 | 19% |
| Unknown | 62 | 29% |