title: Applied and basic research on the epidemiology, morbidity, and immunology of schistosomiasis in fishing communities on Lake Albert, Uganda.
abstract: We report multidisciplinary studies on schistosomiasis which have been ongoing in the fishing communities of Piida, Booma, Bugoigo and Walakuba, on Lake Albert, Uganda, since 1996. Schistosomiasis is the major health problem in this area, with high infection intensities and prevalence. In addition to generating basic data on the epidemiology, morbidity and immunology of human schistosomiasis, this research programme is providing important descriptive and methodological information, and has contributed to the increase in operational capacity within Uganda in recent years. Such information and operational capacity are needed to facilitate much needed schistosomiasis control programmes, such as the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative that was launched in Uganda in 2003.
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbiology and Parasitology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK. dd@mole.bio.cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.forename: Birgitte J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Vennervald
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Colin M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fitzsimmons
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cahen
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Sturrock
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ouma
authors.forename: Joseph K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Mwatha
authors.forename: Gachuhi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kimani
authors.forename: H Curtis
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kariuki
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kazibwe
authors.forename: Edridah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tukahebwa
authors.forename: Narcis B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Kabatereine
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D005398:Fisheries; D005618:Fresh Water; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000276:immunology; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel