Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 98, Issue 5 , Pages 296-298, May 2004

Emergence of Schistosoma mansoni in the Niger River valley, Niger

Centre de Recherches Médicales et Sanitaires (CERMES), Ministry of Health, B.P. 10887, Niamey, Niger

Received 12 May 2003; received in revised form 26 September 2003; accepted 1 October 2003.

Abstract 

Urinary and intestinal schistosomiasis are both endemic in Niger with a dominance of Schistosoma haematobium. This study pointed out the appearance of the infection to S. mansoni in the Niger River valley, where it was until then unknown in Niger. In one year the prevalence increased from 5.9 to 19.5%.

Keywords:  Emergence, Schistosomiasis, Schistosoma mansoni, Niger River valley, Niger

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PII: S0035-9203(03)00070-1

doi:10.1016/S0035-9203(03)00070-1

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 98, Issue 5 , Pages 296-298, May 2004

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