@article{98915,
  keywords = {Infectious Diseases, Parasitology},
  author = {Lim RM and Arme TM and Pedersen AB and Webster JP and Lamberton PH},
  title = {Defining schistosomiasis hotspots based on literature and shareholder interviews},
  abstract = {<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed a new operational definition which designates communities with ≥10% prevalence of&nbsp;<em>Schistosoma</em>&nbsp;spp. infection as a persistent hotspot, when, after at least two rounds of high-coverage annual preventive chemotherapy, there is a lack of appropriate reduction. However, inconsistencies and challenges from both biological and operational perspectives remain, making the prescriptive use of this definition difficult. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis of the use of the term ‘hotspot’ across schistosomiasis research over time, including both literature searches and opinions from a range of stakeholders, to assess the utility and generalisability of the new WHO definition of a persistent hotspot. Importantly, we propose an updated definition based on our analyses.</p>
},
  year = {2023},
  journal = {Trends in Parasitology},
  pages = {1-18},
  publisher = {Elsevier BV},
  issn = {1471-4922},
  url = {https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S1471-4922%2823%2900227-1},
  doi = {10.1016/j.pt.2023.09.006},
  language = {Eng},
}