Prevalence of Schistosoma mono- and co-infections with multiple common parasites and associated risk factors and morbidity profile among adults in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system, South-Central Côte d'Ivoire.
Fidèle K BassaIkenna C EzeRufin K AssaréClémence EsséSiaka KonéFélix AckaVéronique Laubhouet-KoffiDinard KouassiBassirou BonfohJürg UtzingerEliézer K N'GoranPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2022)
This study showed that adults represent a substantial reservoir of S. mansoni. To sustain schistosomiasis control and improve people's wellbeing, it is important to expand preventive chemotherapy from school-aged children to adults, coupled with hygiene and health education.