01428nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001653001500042653001000057653002400067653002000091100001500111700001100126700001600137700001300153700001500166700001300181700001300194245012000207856007900327300000700406490000700413520074000420022001401160       2019                            d10aclustering10aKenya10aSchistosoma mansoni10aschistosomiasis1 aChadeka EA1 aNagi S1 aCheruiyot N1 aBahati F1 aSunahara T1 aNjenga S1 aHamano S00aA high-intensity cluster of  infection around Mbita causeway, western Kenya: a confirmatory cross-sectional survey.  uhttps://tropmedhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41182-019-0152-y  a260 v473 a<p>In Kenya, communities residing along the shores and islands of Lake Victoria bear a substantial burden of schistosomiasis. Although there is a school-based deworming program in place, the transmission of varies even at a fine scale. Given the focal nature of schistosomes' transmission, we aim to identify areas with high intensity of infection in Mbita, Homabay County, western Kenya, for prioritized integrated control measures. Our findings confirm a high intensity of infection cluster around Mbita causeway. While the current efforts to curtail morbidity due to schistosomiasis through preventive chemotherapy in schools are crucial, fine-scale mapping of risk areas is necessary for specific integrated control measures.</p>
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