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Hodges, Mary, Dada, Nsa, Wamsley, Anna, Paye, Jusufu, Nyorkor, Emanuel, Sonnie, Mustapha, Barnish, Guy, Bockarie, Moses and Zhang, Yaobi (2011) 'Improved mapping strategy to better inform policy on the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Sierra Leone'. Parasites & Vectors, Vol 4, e97.
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Abstract
The prediction by previous spatial analysis that S. mansoni was highly endemic across north-eastern Sierra Leone was confirmed with a significant proportion of children heavily or moderately infected. The distribution of S. mansoni in Bo, Tonkolili and Bombali districts ranged widely, highlighting the importance of considering the nature of focal transmission in national mapping exercises. These results were used to refine the MDA for schistosomiasis control to chiefdom implementation units rather than the entire district in these 3 districts. The survey demonstrated that sufficient number of survey sites for schistosomiasis mapping in each district should be used to provide a better national planning of MDA activities, and that it is affordable with the contributions from all parties involved and national resources mobilized.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | The electronic version of this article is the original and can be found at: http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/97 |
| Subjects: | QX Parasitology > Helminths. Annelida > QX 200 Helminths WA Public Health > Preventive Medicine > WA 110 Prevention and control of communicable diseases. Transmission of infectious diseases WB Practice of Medicine > Medical Climatology > WB 710 Diseases of geographic areas WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 810 Schistosomiasis |
| Faculty: Department: | Groups (2002 - 2012) > Disease Control Strategy Group |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-97 |
| Depositing User: | Users 322 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Nov 2011 11:18 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2018 13:04 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/2416 |
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