A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings.
Background Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma and belongs to the neglected tropical diseases. The disease has been reported in 78 countries, with around 290.8 million people in need of treatment in 2018. Schistosomiasis is predominantly consider...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:67e246eacc8b4c3ba6f9fe1b5c7f9dd6 2023-05-15T15:14:42+02:00 A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings. Katharina Klohe Benjamin G Koudou Alan Fenwick Fiona Fleming Amadou Garba Anouk Gouvras Emma M Harding-Esch Stefanie Knopp David Molyneux Susan D'Souza Jürg Utzinger Penelope Vounatsou Johannes Waltz Yaobi Zhang David Rollinson 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008995 https://doaj.org/article/67e246eacc8b4c3ba6f9fe1b5c7f9dd6 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008995 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008995 https://doaj.org/article/67e246eacc8b4c3ba6f9fe1b5c7f9dd6 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 2, p e0008995 (2021) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008995 2022-12-31T10:59:43Z Background Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma and belongs to the neglected tropical diseases. The disease has been reported in 78 countries, with around 290.8 million people in need of treatment in 2018. Schistosomiasis is predominantly considered a rural disease with a subsequent focus of research and control activities in rural settings. Over the past decades, occurrence and even expansion of schistosomiasis foci in peri-urban and urban settings have increasingly been observed. Rural-urban migration in low- and middle-income countries and subsequent rapid and unplanned urbanization are thought to explain these observations. Fifty-five percent (55%) of the world population is already estimated to live in urban areas, with a projected increase to 68% by 2050. In light of rapid urbanization and the efforts to control morbidity and ultimately achieve elimination of schistosomiasis, it is important to deepen our understanding of the occurrence, prevalence, and transmission of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings. A systematic literature review looking at urban and peri-urban schistosomiasis was therefore carried out as a first step to address the research and mapping gap. Methodology Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a systematic computer-aided literature review was carried out using PubMed, ScienceDirect, and the World Health Organization Database in November 2019, which was updated in March 2020. Only papers for which at least the abstract was available in English were used. Relevant publications were screened, duplicates were removed, guidelines for eligibility were applied, and eligible studies were reviewed. Studies looking at human Schistosoma infections, prevalence, and intensity of infection in urban and peri-urban settings were included as well as those focusing on the intermediate host snails. Principal findings A total of 248 publications met the inclusion criteria. The ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Prisma ENVELOPE(-58.767,-58.767,-69.200,-69.200) PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 2 e0008995 |
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Background Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma and belongs to the neglected tropical diseases. The disease has been reported in 78 countries, with around 290.8 million people in need of treatment in 2018. Schistosomiasis is predominantly considered a rural disease with a subsequent focus of research and control activities in rural settings. Over the past decades, occurrence and even expansion of schistosomiasis foci in peri-urban and urban settings have increasingly been observed. Rural-urban migration in low- and middle-income countries and subsequent rapid and unplanned urbanization are thought to explain these observations. Fifty-five percent (55%) of the world population is already estimated to live in urban areas, with a projected increase to 68% by 2050. In light of rapid urbanization and the efforts to control morbidity and ultimately achieve elimination of schistosomiasis, it is important to deepen our understanding of the occurrence, prevalence, and transmission of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings. A systematic literature review looking at urban and peri-urban schistosomiasis was therefore carried out as a first step to address the research and mapping gap. Methodology Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a systematic computer-aided literature review was carried out using PubMed, ScienceDirect, and the World Health Organization Database in November 2019, which was updated in March 2020. Only papers for which at least the abstract was available in English were used. Relevant publications were screened, duplicates were removed, guidelines for eligibility were applied, and eligible studies were reviewed. Studies looking at human Schistosoma infections, prevalence, and intensity of infection in urban and peri-urban settings were included as well as those focusing on the intermediate host snails. Principal findings A total of 248 publications met the inclusion criteria. The ... |
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A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings. |
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A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings. |
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A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings. |
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A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings. |
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A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings. |
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systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings. |
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