Abstract
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma spp. In the Central African context, faecal schistosomiasis is mainly caused by Schistosoma mansoni...
Highlights
A Brief Overview of the Epidemiology of Faecal Schistosomiasis in Central Africa In Central Africa, faecal schistosomiasis is mainly caused by Schistosoma mansoni
In the Central African Republic, reports indicated the existence of populations infected with S. mansoni in almost the entire territory
Outside the valleys of the south-west, this parasite is present only in Abeche in the mountains of Ouaddaï. In addition to this major species, S. guneensis in the region of the Gulf of Guinea and S. intercalatum in the Kinshasa region, Democratic Republic of Congo, are encountered at very low levels. These last two faecal schistosomes are transmitted by intermediate snail hosts of the genus Bulinus: Bulinus forskalii for S. guineensis and B. globosus for S. intercalatum
Summary
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma spp. In the Central African context, faecal schistosomiasis is mainly caused by Schistosoma mansoni. In Gabon, studies using the various para-clinical diagnostic methods showed some pitfalls like low sensitivity which demanded other sophisticated alternative methods like molecular tools which are very sensitive and very expensive. Due to the low endemicity of the disease in Gabon, we strongly recommend the hatching method which guarantees better diagnosis
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