Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative-assisted programmes

French, M D; Churcher, T S; Webster, J P; Fleming, F M; Fenwick, A; Kabetereine, N B; Sacko, M; Garba, A; Toure, S; Nyandinidi, U; Mwanza, J; Blair, L; Bosque-Oliva, E; Basáñez, M-G

Abstract

The last decade has seen an expansion of national schistosomiasis control programmes in Africa based on large-scale preventative chemotherapy. In many areas this has resulted in considerable reductions in infection and morbidity levels in treated individuals. In this paper, we quantify changes in the force of infection (FOI), defined here as the per (human) host parasite establishment rate, to ascertain the impact on transmission of some of these programmes under the umbrella of the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI).

Citation

French, M. D., Churcher, T. S., Webster, J. P., Fleming, F. M., Fenwick, A., Kabetereine, N. B., Sacko, M., Garba, A., Toure, S., Nyandinidi, U., Mwanza, J., Blair, L., Bosque-Oliva, E., & Basáñez, M.-G. (2015). Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative-assisted programmes. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1138-1

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 3, 2015
• Publication Date: Oct 24, 2015
• Deposit Date: Aug 12, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 21, 2020
• Journal: Parasites & Vectors
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Pages: 558
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1138-1
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1399364