scholarly journals Rapid mapping of schistosomiasis and other neglected tropical diseases in the context of integrated control programmes in Africa

Parasitology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 136 (13) ◽  
pp. 1707-1718 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. BROOKER ◽  
N. B. KABATEREINE ◽  
J. O. GYAPONG ◽  
J. R. STOTHARD ◽  
J. UTZINGER
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Integrated Control ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Tropical Diseases ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Rapid Mapping ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Risk Communities

SUMMARYThere is growing interest and commitment to the control of schistosomiasis and other so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Resources for control are inevitably limited, necessitating assessment methods that can rapidly and accurately identify and map high-risk communities so that interventions can be targeted in a spatially-explicit and cost-effective manner. Here, we review progress made with (1) mapping schistosomiasis across Africa using available epidemiological data and, more recently, climate-based risk prediction; (2) the development and use of morbidity questionnaires for rapid identification of high-risk communities of urinary schistosomiasis; and (3) innovative sampling-based approaches for intestinal schistosomiasis, using the lot quality assurance sampling technique. Experiences are also presented for the rapid mapping of other NTDs, including onchocerciasis, loiasis and lymphatic filariasis. Future directions for an integrated rapid mapping approach targeting multiple NTDs simultaneously are outlined, including potential challenges in developing an integrated survey tool. The lessons from the mapping of human helminth infections may also be relevant for the rapid mapping of malaria as its control efforts are intensified.

scholarly journals Integrated Rapid Mapping of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Three States of South Sudan: Survey Findings and Treatment Needs

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e52789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy P. Finn ◽  
Barclay T. Stewart ◽  
Heidi L. Reid ◽  
Nora Petty ◽  
Anthony Sabasio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
South Sudan ◽  
Tropical Diseases ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Rapid Mapping

scholarly journals Frequency and distribution of neglected tropical diseases in Mozambique: a systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Berta Grau-Pujol ◽  
Marilia Massangaie ◽  
Jorge Cano ◽  
Carmen Maroto ◽  
Alcino Ndeve ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Tropical Diseases ◽  
Case Control Studies ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect more than one billion people living in vulnerable conditions. In spite of initiatives recently contributing to fill NTDs gaps on national and local prevalence and distribution, more epidemiological data are still needed for effective control and elimination interventions. Main text Mozambique is considered one of the countries with highest NTDs burden although available data is scarce. This study aims to conduct a systematic review on published available data about the burden and distribution of the different NTDs across Mozambique since January 1950 until December 2018. We identified manuscripts from electronic databases (Pubmed, EmBase and Global Health) and paper publications and grey literature from Mozambique Ministry of Health. Manuscripts fulfilling inclusion criteria were: cross-sectional studies, ecological studies, cohorts, reports, systematic reviews, and narrative reviews capturing epidemiological information of endemic NTDs in Mozambique. Case-control studies, letters to editor, case reports and case series of imported cases were excluded. A total of 466 manuscripts were initially identified and 98 were finally included after the revision following PRISMA guidelines. Eleven NTDs were reported in Mozambique during the study span. Northern provinces (Nampula, Cabo Delgado, Niassa, Tete and Zambezia) and Maputo province had the higher number of NTDs detected. Every disease had their own report profile: while schistosomiasis have been continuously reported since 1952 until nowadays, onchocerciasis and cysticercosis last available data is from 2007 and Echinococcosis have never been evaluated in the country. Thus, both space and time gaps on NTDs epidemiology have been identified. Conclusions This review assembles NTDs burden and distribution in Mozambique. Thus, contributes to the understanding of NTDs epidemiology in Mozambique and highlights knowledge gaps. Hence, the study provides key elements to progress towards the control and interruption of transmission of these diseases in the country.

scholarly journals The burden of neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, and opportunities for integrated control and elimination

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kebede Deribe ◽  
Kadu Meribo ◽  
Teshome Gebre ◽  
Asrat Hailu ◽  
Ahmed Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Integrated Control ◽  
Tropical Diseases

scholarly journals RESISTING CONTROL OF NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES: DILEMMAS IN THE MASS TREATMENT OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS AND SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS IN NORTH-WEST UGANDA

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
MELISSA PARKER ◽  
TIM ALLEN ◽  
JULIE HASTINGS
Keyword(s):  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Integrated Control ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Treatment Resistance ◽  
Tropical Diseases ◽  
Mass Treatment ◽  
North West ◽  
Soil Transmitted Helminths ◽  
Free Treatment ◽  
Effective Delivery

SummaryA strong case has recently been made by academics and policymakers to develop national programmes for the integrated control of Africa’s ‘neglected tropical diseases’. Uganda was the first country to develop a programme for the integrated control of two of these diseases: schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths. This paper discusses social responses to the programme in Panyimur, north-west Uganda. It shows that adults are increasingly rejecting free treatment. Resistance is attributed to a subjective fear of side-effects; divergence between biomedical and local understandings of schistosomiasis/bilharzia; as well as inappropriate and inadequate health education. In addition, the current procedures for distributing drugs at a district level are problematic. Additional research was carried out in neighbouring areas to explore the generalizability of findings. Comparable problems have arisen. It is concluded that the national programme will not fulfil its stated objectives of establishing a local demand for mass treatment unless it can establish more effective delivery strategies and promote behavioural change in socially appropriate ways. To do so will require new approaches to social, economic and political aspects of distribution. There are reasons why populations infected with the ‘neglected tropical diseases’ are themselves neglected. Those reasons cannot just be wished away.

Opportunities for Integrated Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases That Affect the Skin

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 843-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Engelman ◽  
L. Claire Fuller ◽  
Anthony W. Solomon ◽  
James S. McCarthy ◽  
Roderick J. Hay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Integrated Control ◽  
Tropical Diseases

scholarly journals Restarting Neglected Tropical Diseases Programs in West Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Best Practices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achille Kabore ◽  
Stephanie L. Palmer ◽  
Ernest Mensah ◽  
Virginie Ettiegne-Traore ◽  
Rose Monteil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
West Africa ◽  
International Development ◽  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Tropical Diseases ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Health Ministries

Countries across West Africa began reporting COVID-19 cases in February 2020. By March, the pandemic began disrupting activities to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) as health ministries ramped up COVID-19–related policies and prevention measures. This was followed by interim guidance from the WHO in April 2020 to temporarily pause mass drug administration (MDA) and community-based surveys for NTDs. While the pandemic was quickly evolving worldwide, in most of West Africa, governments and health ministries took quick action to implement mitigation measures to slow the spread. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Act to End NTDs | West program (Act | West) began liaising with national NTD programs in April 2020 to pave a path toward the eventual resumption of activities. This process consisted of first collecting and analyzing COVID-19 epidemiological data, policies, and standard operating procedures across the program’s 11 countries. The program then developed an NTD activity restart matrix that compiled essential considerations to restart activities. By December 2020, all 11 countries in Act | West safely restarted MDA and certain surveys to monitor NTD prevalence or intervention impact. Preliminary results show satisfactory MDA program coverage, meaning that enough people are taking the medicine to keep countries on track toward achieving their NTD disease control and elimination goals, and community perceptions have remained positive. The purpose of this article is to share the lessons and best practices that have emerged from the adoption of strategies to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus during MDA and other program activities.

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