A 12-year follow-up of intestinal schistosomiasis in pre-school-aged children in Assoni Village, Eastern Senegal.

Monique N'DiayeBoubacar Fodé KeitaFodé DanfakhaFili KeitaGérald KeitaCheikh Sadibou SenghorBocar DiopLamine DiawaraFrançois BessinCharlotte VernetDominique BarbierPatrick DewavrinFrancis Klotz

Published in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2021)

Our study allowed Assoni to be the first village in Senegal to treat PSAC since 2014, but only on an individual basis. It also shows that schistosomiasis is difficult to eradicate and that multi-sectorial actions are required to keep its prevalence at a low level.

Keyphrases

physical activity
risk factors
young adults
mental health