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High burden of Schistosoma mansoni infection in school-aged children in Marolambo District, Madagascar

Overview of attention for article published in Parasites & Vectors, June 2017
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Title
High burden of Schistosoma mansoni infection in school-aged children in Marolambo District, Madagascar
Published in
Parasites & Vectors, June 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13071-017-2249-7
Pubmed ID
28646926
Authors

Stephen A. Spencer, James M. St. John Penney, Hannah J. Russell, Anthony P. Howe, Cortland Linder, Andriamahitsisambatra L. D. Rakotomampianina, Anjara M. Nandimbiniaina, S Bertel Squire, J. Russell Stothard, Amaya L. Bustinduy, Alain M. Rahetilahy

Abstract

A school-based survey was undertaken to assess prevalence and infection intensity of schistosomiasis in school-aged children in the Marolambo District of Madagascar. School-aged children from six purposively selected schools were tested for Schistosoma haematobium by urine filtration and Schistosoma mansoni using circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) and Kato-Katz stool analysis. The investigators did not address soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in this study. Of 399 school-aged children screened, 93.7% were infected with S. mansoni based on CCA analysis. Kato-Katz analysis of stool revealed S. mansoni infection in 73.6% (215/ 292). Heavy infections (> 400 eggs per gram) were common (32.1%; 69/ 215), with a mean of 482 eggs per gram of stool. Moderate infection intensities were detected in 31.2% (67/ 215) and light infection intensities in 36.7% (79/ 215) of infected participants. No infection with S. haematobium was detected by urine filtration. Intestinal schistosomiasis appears a considerable public health issue in this remote area of Madagascar where there is a pressing need for mass drug administration.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 42 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 10 24%
Student > Master 7 17%
Researcher 6 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 7%
Other 4 10%
Unknown 8 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 14 33%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 5%
Other 7 17%
Unknown 8 19%

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 April 2018.
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#1,060,584
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#206
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