[Use of urine collectors for infants from 0 to 4 years of age in a mass survey of urinary schistosomiasis in Niger].
A simple method, using urine collectors, was devised to obtain sufficient and reliable samples of urine from infants (0-4 years old) for the quantitative diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis. The use of urine collectors is readily accepted by rural populations and it avoids possible interchange between young children. Urine collection and examination from as many as 100 infants can be undertaken daily by a small, well-trained survey team. Our present observations on S. haematobium among infants in Niger show surprisingly high (14.06 per cent) prevalence rates and suggest that this age group may play a considerable role in the transmission of the infection in some endemic foci.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008403:Mass Screening; D009548:Niger; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000379:methods; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000652:urine; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000652:urine
Utilisation des collecteurs urinaires chez les enfants de 0 à 4 ans en enquête de masse sur la schistosomose urinaire au Niger.