Improved mapping strategy to better inform policy on the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Sierra Leone

Mary Hodges; Nsa Dada; Anna Wamsley; Jusufu Paye; Emanuel Nyorkor; Mustapha Sonnie; Guy Barnish; Moses Bockarie; Yaobi Zhang

doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-97

Improved mapping strategy to better inform policy on the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Sierra Leone

Mary Hodges
, Nsa Dada
, Anna Wamsley
, Jusufu Paye
, Emanuel Nyorkor
, Mustapha Sonnie
, Guy Barnish
, Moses Bockarie
, Yaobi Zhang

Tropical Disease Biology

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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The prediction by previous spatial analysis that S. mansoni was highly endemic across north-eastern Sierra Leone was confirmed with a significant proportion of children heavily or moderately infected. The distribution of S. mansoni in Bo, Tonkolili and Bombali districts ranged widely, highlighting the importance of considering the nature of focal transmission in national mapping exercises. These results were used to refine the MDA for schistosomiasis control to chiefdom implementation units rather than the entire district in these 3 districts. The survey demonstrated that sufficient number of survey sites for schistosomiasis mapping in each district should be used to provide a better national planning of MDA activities, and that it is affordable with the contributions from all parties involved and national resources mobilized.

Original language	English
Article number	97
Pages (from-to)	e97
Journal	Parasites and Vectors
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-97
Publication status	Published - 6 Jun 2011

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