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   Schistosomiasis transmission in Lake Malawi

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: HR Madsen JR Stauffer P Bloch A Konings KR McKaye JS Likongwe

   Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) transmission due to Schistosoma haematobium has for many years been known to occur along protected shorelines in Lake Malawi, but the recent finding that transmission also can also occur along open shorelines with sandy sediment has had a...

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   Locating bilharzia transmission sites in South Africa: guidelines for public health personnel

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Chris Appleton --- School of Life Sciences, Nelson Miranda --- Department of Zoology, South Africa

   Bilharzia surveillance at local authority level in South Africa relies on public health personnel being able to locate transmission sites. Although several methods have been tried, the method of choice is collecting snails, identifying those that serve as intermediate hosts...

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