Molecular epidemiology and population genetics of Schistosoma mansoni infecting school-aged children situated along the southern shoreline of Lake Malawi, Malawi
Intestinal schistosomiasis is now highly prevalent along the southern shoreline of Lake Malawi just five years post-disease outbreak. In addition, a high prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis persists. The revision of ongoing schistosomiasis control programmes in this area is therefore recommended. Our study also highlights the need for reliable diagnostic assays capable of distinguishing between Schistosoma species in multispecies co-endemic areas.
Authors
- David Lally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2800-208X)
- Peter Makaula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1198-1655)
- Janelisa Musaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2928-0133)
- Bonnie Lee Webster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0930-9314)
- John Archer
- E. James LaCourse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9261-7136)
- Alexandra Juhász (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2600-3544)
- Angus M. O’Ferrall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-968X)
- J. Russell Stothard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-3420)
- Sekeleghe Amos Kayuni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6948-0087)
- Sam Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5539-9229)
- Lucas J. Cunningham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3017-4074)
- Bright Mainga
- Priscilla Chammudzi
- Gladys Namacha
- Donales Kapira
- Sarah Rollason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4330-7099)
Institutions
- Semmelweis University (HU)
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MW)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- DMI-St. John the Baptist University (MW)
- Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (MW)
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (MW)
- Cardiff University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012504
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- Wellcome Trust