@article{28147,
  keywords = {Cross-sectional survey; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Schistosomiasis; Soil-transmitted helminthiasis},
  author = {Knoblauch A and Archer C and Owuor M and Schmidlin S and Divall MJ and Utzinger J and Winkler MS},
  title = {Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in schoolchildren in North-Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.},
  abstract = {<p><strong>BACKGROUND: </strong>There is a paucity of epidemiological data pertaining to schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).</p>

<p><strong>METHODS: </strong>A cross-sectional survey was carried out in the north-eastern part of DRC enrolling 400 schoolchildren aged 9-14 years. Stool and urine samples were subjected to standard diagnostic methods and examined under a microscope for helminth eggs.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Four out of five children were infected with at least one helminth species. Schistosoma mansoni was the predominant species (57.8%). Urine examinations were all negative for S. haematobium.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>S. mansoni and STH infections are highly endemic in the surveyed part of the DRC, calling for interventions in school-aged children.</p>
},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene},
  volume = {110},
  pages = {424-6},
  issn = {1878-3503},
  doi = {10.1093/trstmh/trw040},
  language = {eng},
}