1995
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1995.11812973
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Validation of schistosomiasis morbidity symptoms in schoolchildren of Siavonga, Lake Kariba, Zambia

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“…A recent study undertaken in Zambia, however, could not find any association between any of the above symptoms and an infection with S. mansoni (Mungomba & Kalumba 1995). Neither did Proietti & Antunes (1989) find significant differences between infected and noninfected groups in Brazil;and Prata (1982) stated that a variety of abdominal symptoms are not necessarily associated with S. mansoni.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…A recent study undertaken in Zambia, however, could not find any association between any of the above symptoms and an infection with S. mansoni (Mungomba & Kalumba 1995). Neither did Proietti & Antunes (1989) find significant differences between infected and noninfected groups in Brazil;and Prata (1982) stated that a variety of abdominal symptoms are not necessarily associated with S. mansoni.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…The construction of the Kariba dam wall on the Zambezi River bordering Zimbabwe and Zambia is also an example of a man-made hydroelectric construction that led to increased transmission of schistosomiasis. After the dam construction and formation of the lake, studies reported increasing prevalence of human schistosomiasis, as well as Bulinus globosus and Biomphalaria pfeifferi, both intermediate gastropod hosts of Schistosoma species, on both the Zimbabwean (Machena, 1988;Chimbari & Chirundu, 2003) and the Zambian (Hira, 1969;Hira, 1970;Mungomba et al, 1993;Mungomba and Kalumba, 1995) sides of Lake Kariba. In more recent years, the prevalence has however decreased in Kariba town as a result of mollusc and schistosomiasis control strategies and improved water sanitation facilities (Chimbari et al, 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Schistosomiasis, commonly known as bilharzia, is caused either by Schistosoma haematobium or S. mansoni , and has been reported from various localities since the pre-independence era of the development of the healthcare system [ 12 – 16 ]. Several studies [ 17 , 18 ] have reported cases of schistosomiasis in various parts of the country. Furthermore, earlier studies [ 15 , 19 ] conducted in Siavonga, a town along the shores of Lake Kariba in the southern part of the country, observed an increase in the prevalence of S. mansoni and S. haematobium between 1993 and 1998.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%