Morbidity associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reducing morbidity is the main target of schistosomiasis control efforts, yet only rarely do control programmes assess morbidity linked to Schistosoma sp. infection. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and particularly in north-eastern Ituri Province, little is known about morbidity associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection. For this reason, we aimed to assess intestinal and hepatosplenic morbidity associated with S. mansoni infection in Ituri Province.

Methods/principal findings

In 2017, we conducted a cross-sectional study in 13 villages in Ituri Province, DRC. S. mansoni infection was assessed with a Kato-Katz stool test (2 smears) and a point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA) urine test. A questionnaire was used to obtain demographic da

SUBMITTER: Nigo MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8638987 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature