High prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in a desert population: results from an exploratory study around the Ounianga lakes in Chad  

作　　者：Wendelin Moser Annour Adoum Batil Rebekka Ott Moussa Abderamane Ruth Clements Rahel Wampfler Sven Poppert Peter Steinmann Fiona Allan Helena Greter 

机构地区：[1]Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute,Basel,Switzerland [2]不详

出　　处：《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》2022年第1期86-87,共2页贫困所致传染病（英文）

摘　　要：Background Researching a water-borne disease in the middle of the Sahara desert might not seem the most relevant concern.However,nomadic Sahelian pastoralists health concerns regarding their livestock and anecdotal reports about trematode infections of Fasciola spp.and Schistosoma spp.in desert-raised animals justified an exploratory study focusing on the lakes of Ounianga in Northern Chad.The aim was to test whether trematode parasites such as Schistosoma spp.occur in human populations living around the Sahara desert lakes of Ounianga Kebir and Ounianga Serir in northern Chad.Methods The study was carried out in January 2019 and comprised of three components.First,a cross sectional survey based on a random sample drawn from the population to detect infections with S.haematobium and S.mansoni;second,focus group discussions exploring disease priorities,access to health and health seeking behaviour;and third,surveying water contact sites for intermediate host snails.Samples of trematode parasites and snails were confirmed on species level by molecular genetic methods.For parasitological and malacological surveys descriptive statistics were performed.Qualitative data analysis included the full review of all transcripts,followed by a descriptive and explorative thematic analysis.Results Among 258 participants,the overall S.haematobium prevalence using urine filtration was 39.2%[95%confidence interval(CI):33.5–45.1%],with 51.5%of the infected suffering from heavy infection.The intermediate host snail of S.haematobium(Bulinus truncatus)occurred at water contact sites near both study villages,revealing the potential for local transmission.Although a positive S.mansoni point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen(POC-CCA)test result was obtained from 8.6%(95%CI 5.7–12.8%)of the samples,no intermediate host snails of S.mansoni were found,and the relevance of S.mansoni remains uncertain.Qualitative findings underline the importance of morbidity caused by urinary schistosomiasis,and the lack of access to diagnostics and t

关 键 词：Bulinus truncatus CHAD Malacology Ounianga POC-CCA Prevalence SAHARA Schistosoma bovis Schistosoma haematobium SCHISTOSOMIASIS 

分 类 号：R532.21[医药卫生—内科学]