Potential associations between Schistosoma mansoni infection and physico-chemical characteristics and water-related human activities in Côte d’Ivoire: a cross-sectional study
Human water-related activities such as washing clothes and playing in the water are risk factors for S. mansoni transmission. Hence, preventive chemotherapy should be combined with information, education and communication to avoid or reduce the frequency of water exposure in children as part of a comprehensive package of interventions towards elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem.
Authors
- Jürg Utzinger
- Jan Hattendorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1176-401X)
- Cyrille K. Konan
- Mamadou Ouattara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4650-9676)
- Nana R. Diakité (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4760-3170)
- Gaoussou Coulibaly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4802-9892)
- Aboulaye Meïté (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7701-6551)
- Rufin K. Assaré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6634-4007)
- Eliézer K. N’Goran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8761-1933)
- Jules N. Kouadio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0129-7323)
- Jean-Baptiste K. Sékré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0641-1224)
- Alain-Claver Kouamin
Institutions
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Swiss Centre for Scientific Research (CI)
- Institut National d’Hygiène Publique (CI)
- Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (CI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2024-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06466-4
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- Belmont Forum