Microgeographical and tribal variations in water contact and Schistosoma mansoni exposure within a Ugandan fishing community

dc.contributor.authorFrancis, Kazibwe et.al
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-08T10:26:05Z
dc.date.available2022-06-08T10:26:05Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionjournal of Microgeographical and tribal variations in water contact and Schistosoma mansoni exposure within a Ugandan fishing communityen_US
dc.description.abstractobjective To explore patterns of water contact and Schistosoma mansoni exposure by age, sex, tribe and space within a single village. methods For 10 months, we systematically observed water contacts made by the 800 inhabitants of a small Ugandan fishing village. In order to estimate cercarial exposure, times spent in water were weighted by snail infection levels, time of day and degree of immersion. results There were marked differences in water contact patterns between the two main tribes, which inhabited geographically distinct ends of the village resulting in geographically distinct spatial patterns of water contact. The distributions of the intermediate hosts, Biomphalaria sudanica and Biomphalaria stanleyi, also appeared to differ over small distances. This led to quite different exposure patterns between the two tribes, particularly amongst females. conclusions Schistosoma mansoni exposure can vary markedly within a single village. Such non homogenous patterns of exposure are likely to have wider implications for schistosomiasis control programmes and research studies.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDBL-Institute for Health Research and Development, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the European Commission (EC). The author, Angela Pinot de Moira, is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the author, Mark Booth, is funded by the Well come Trusten_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.bsu.ac.ug//handle/20.500.12284/330
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.subjectschistosomiasisen_US
dc.subjectchistosoma mansonien_US
dc.subjectethnicityen_US
dc.subjecttribeen_US
dc.subjectwater contacten_US
dc.subjectspatial distributionen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleMicrogeographical and tribal variations in water contact and Schistosoma mansoni exposure within a Ugandan fishing communityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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