Prevalence and distribution of schistosomiasis in human, livestock, and snail populations in northern Senegal

A One Health epidemiological study of a multi-host system

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
12 August 2020
Country:
Niger, Senegal, Tanzania
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Agriculture, Health
Authors:
Léger E, Borlase, A, Fall, C, Diouf, N

Abstract

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease of global medical and veterinary importance. As efforts to eliminate schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interrupt transmission gather momentum, the potential zoonotic risk posed by livestock Schistosoma species via viable hybridisation in sub-Saharan Africa have been largely overlooked. We aimed to investigate the prevalence, distribution, and multi-host, multiparasite transmission cycle of Haematobium group schistosomiasis in Senegal, West Africa.

This is a publication arising from the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme.

Citation

Léger E, Borlase A, Fall C, Diouf N, Diop S, Yasenev L, Catalano S, Thiam C, Ndiaye A, Emery A, Morrell A, Rabone M, Ndao M, Faye B, Rollinson D, Rudge J, Sène M, Webster J (2020). Prevalence and distribution of schistosomiasis in human, livestock, and snail populations in northern Senegal: a One Health epidemiological study of a multi-host system. Lancet Planet Health. 4(8):e330-e342.

Prevalence and distribution of schistosomiasis in human, livestock, and snail populations in northern Senegal: a One Health epidemiological study of a multi-host system

Published 12 August 2020
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