Determinants of Schistosoma mansoni transmission in hotspots at the late stage of elimination in Egypt.
Ramy Mohamed GhazyWalid Ismail EllakanyMai M BadrNehad E M TaktakHeba ElhadadSarah M AbdoAyat HagagAbdel Rahman HusseinMohamed Mostafa TahounPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2022)
The persistence of the infection is due to adoption of risky behaviors and environmental factors that enhance snail survival and infection. Schistosomiasis elimination in hotspots requires an integrated control approach that combines preventive chemotherapy with other complementary measures.