Schistosoma mansoni infection, Schistosoma haematobium infection Infections and Infestations
Conditions
Interventions
Twenty-four villages located in two hydrological systems of Côte d’Ivoire will be the selected for the current study. The villages will be situated within a 3 km radius from the main river in the two
Sponsors
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Written informed consent signed by adults (aged 20-55 years) and parents/guardian of children (aged 9-12 years) and oral assent by children 2. Able and willing to provide a single urine sample at the baseline cross-sectional survey 3. No known allergy to study medication (i.e. praziquantel)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. No written informed consent by adults and parents/guardian on behalf of their children 2. Recent use of anthelminthic drug (within past 4 weeks)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium infection status, assessed with the Kato-Katz and urine filtration methods, respectively, in a cross-sectional survey conducted from 21/01/2016 to 29/01/2016 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The presence and number of riverine prawns, collected using an electric fishing device, determined in four surveys once every season: 01/10/2015-12/10/2015 07/04/2016-19/04/2016 19/07/2016-31/07/2016 04/12/2016-15/12/2016 2. The presence and number of intermediate host snails, sampled using kitchen sieves and forceps, determined in four surveys once every season: 01/10/2015-12/10/2015 07/04/2016-19/04/2016 19/07/2016-31/07/2016 04/12/2016-15/12/2016 | — |
Countries
Cote d'Ivoire, Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed