Rapid mapping of schistosomiasis and other neglected tropical diseases in the context of integrated control programmes in Africa ( Review )

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2009-11

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Cambridge University Press

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There is growing interest and commitment to the control of schistosomiasis and other so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Resources for control are inevitably limited, necessitating assessment methods that can rapidly and accurately identify and map high-risk communities so that interventions can be targeted in a spatially-explicit and cost-effective manner. Here, we review progress made with (1) mapping schistosomiasis across Africa using available epidemiological data and, more recently, climate-based risk prediction; (2) the development and use of morbidity questionnaires for rapid identification of high-risk communities of urinary schistosomiasis; and (3) innovative sampling-based approaches for intestinal schistosomiasis, using the lot quality assurance sampling technique. Experiences are also presented for the rapid mapping of other NTDs, including onchocerciasis, loiasis and lymphatic filariasis. Future directions for an integrated rapid mapping approach targeting multiple NTDs simultaneously are outlined, including potential challenges in developing an integrated survey tool. The lessons from the mapping of human helminth infections may also be relevant for the rapid mapping of malaria as its control efforts are intensified. Copyright © 2009 Cambridge University Press.

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EMTREE medical terms: Africa; blood sampling; clinical assessment; diagnostic accuracy; dysuria; enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; feces analysis; geographic information system; geography; glomerulus filtration; health care quality; health program; health survey; hematuria; human; infection control; infection risk; intestinal schistosomiasis; loiasis; lymphatic filariasis; malaria; morbidity; neglected tropical disease; onchocerciasis; parasite identification; predictive validity; priority journal; questionnaire; remote sensing; review; risk assessment; sampling; schistosomiasis; schistosomiasis haematobia; sensitivity and specificity; trematodiasis; tropical disease; urinalysis; urinary schistosomiasis; methodology; organization and management; tropic climate, Species Index: Vermes, MeSH: Africa; Communicable Disease Control; Humans; Schistosomiasis; Tropical Climate

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Brooker, S., Kabatereine, N. B., Gyapong, J. O., Stothard, J. R., & Utzinger, J. (2009). Rapid mapping of schistosomiasis and other neglected tropical diseases in the context of integrated control programmes in africa. Parasitology, 136(13), 1707-1718.

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