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Evolution and Population Biology Department, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
This article explores the cultural practices and diagnostic challenges surrounding schistosomiasis in Tanzania's Lake Zone. Mr Ezekiel's son endured years of misdiagnosis and ineffective treatments until the correct identification and treatment of his chronic urinary schistosomiasis, highlighting the need for improved healthcare access and awareness in rural African communities.
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July 2025
Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, UMR 7273, Case 551, Avenue Escadrille Normandie-Niemen, CEDEX 20, 13397 Marseille, France.
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July 2025
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Acta Trop
August 2025
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi; Department of Pathology, School of Medicine and Oral Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
In 2022 the World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines with key interventions to control and eliminate schistosomiasis in endemic countries. In Malawi, whilst praziquantel Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaigns have been ongoing for over a decade, implementation of other interventions have not been formally assessed. To help formulation of an integrated country-specific control strategy, we assessed the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) and infection prevalences in two representative rural communities in Mangochi and Nsanje Districts.
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