Piloting an integrated approach for estimation of environmental risk of Schistosoma haematobium infections in pre-school-aged children and their mothers at Barombi Kotto, Cameroon

Eyre, Max, Stanton, M.C., Macklin, G, Bartonicek, Zikmund, O'Halloran, l, Eloundou Ombede, D.R., Chuinteu, G.D., Stewart, Martyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1037-7162, LaCourse, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9261-7136, Tchuem Tchuenté, L.A. and Stothard, Russell ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-3420 (2020) 'Piloting an integrated approach for estimation of environmental risk of Schistosoma haematobium infections in pre-school-aged children and their mothers at Barombi Kotto, Cameroon'. Acta Tropica, Vol 212, p. 105646.

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Abstract

Within schistosomiasis control, assessing environmental risk of currently non-treated demographic groups e.g. pre-school-aged children (PSAC) and their mothers is important. We conducted a pilot micro-epidemiological assessment at the crater lake of Barombi Kotto, Cameroon with GPS tracking and infection data from 12 PSAC-mother pairs (n=24) overlaid against environmental sampling inclusive of snail, parasite and water-use information. Several high-risk locations or ‘hotspots’ with elevated water contact, increased intermediate snail host densities and detectable schistosome environmental DNA (eDNA) were identified. Exposure between PSAC and mother pairs was temporally and spatially associated, suggesting interventions which can benefit both groups simultaneously might be feasible. When attempting to interrupt parasite transmission in future, overlaid maps of snail, parasite and water contact data can guide fine-scale spatial targeting of environmental interventions.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QX Parasitology > QX 20 Research (General) QX Parasitology > QX 4 General works WA Public Health > WA 105 Epidemiology WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 310 Maternal welfare WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 810 Schistosomiasis WS Pediatrics > By Age Groups > WS 440 Preschool child
Faculty: Department:	Biological Sciences > Department of Tropical Disease Biology IVCC Education
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105646
Depositing User:	Cathy Waldron
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2020 15:49
Last Modified:	25 Jul 2021 01:02
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/15154

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