Epidemic transmission of intestinal schistosomiasis in the seasonal part of the Okavango Delta, Botswana:

Appleton, C C; Ellery, William F N; Byskov, Jens; Mogkweetsinyana, S S

Title: Epidemic transmission of intestinal schistosomiasis in the seasonal part of the Okavango Delta, Botswana:
Creator: Appleton, C C
Creator: Ellery, William F N
Creator: Byskov, Jens
Creator: Mogkweetsinyana, S S
Date Issued: 2013
Date: 2013
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/144364
Identifier: vital:38339
Identifier: DOI: 10.1179/136485908X311867
Description: A well documented epidemic of human intestinal schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni occurred at Maun in the seasonal part of the Okavango Delta, Botswana, building from very few cases in the 1950s and early 1960s to a peak prevalence of greater than80% in the 1980s. A retrospective analysis was performed on all available records of the prevalence of S. mansoni in the Maun area and the corresponding flow records of the Thamalakane River. These revealed a statistically significant correlation between prevalence and flow, but only when a lag period was introduced. The correlation was greatest with a lag period of 5–6 years between the rise and fall of discharge and the rise and fall of transmission. Since the hydrological events in the delta follow a cyclical pattern, another epidemic around 2020 appears likely.
Format: 12 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
Relation: Appleton, C.C., Ellery, W.N., Byskov, J. and Mogkweetsinyana, S.S., 2008. Epidemic transmission of intestinal schistosomiasis in the seasonal part of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 102(7), pp.611-623.
Relation: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology volume 102 number 7 611 623 July 2013 1364-8594
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