BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of epidemiological data pertaining to schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
METHODS: 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.
RESULTS: 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.
CONCLUSIONS: S. mansoni and STH infections are highly endemic in the surveyed part of the DRC, calling for interventions in school-aged children.
BT - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27496518?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1093/trstmh/trw040 IS - 7 J2 - Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. LA - eng N2 -BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of epidemiological data pertaining to schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
METHODS: 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.
RESULTS: 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.
CONCLUSIONS: S. mansoni and STH infections are highly endemic in the surveyed part of the DRC, calling for interventions in school-aged children.
PY - 2016 SP - 424 EP - 6 T2 - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene TI - Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in schoolchildren in North-Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. VL - 110 SN - 1878-3503 ER -