High prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in a desert population: results from an exploratory study around the Ounianga lakes in Chad

• Main Authors: Wendelin Moser (Author), Annour Adoum Batil (Author), Rebekka Ott (Author), Moussa Abderamane (Author), Ruth Clements (Author), Rahel Wampfler (Author), Sven Poppert (Author), Peter Steinmann (Author), Fiona Allan (Author), Helena Greter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Researching a water-borne disease in the middle of the Sahara desert might not seem the most relevant concern. However, nomadic Sahelian pastoralists health concerns regarding their livestock and anecdotal reports about trematode infections of Fasciola spp. and Schistosoma spp. i...