title: Health & Demographic Surveillance System Profile: The Taabo Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Côte d'Ivoire.
abstract: The Taabo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is located in south-central Côte d'Ivoire, approximately 150 km north-west of Abidjan. The Taabo HDSS started surveillance activities in early 2009 and the man-made Lake Taabo is a key eco-epidemiological feature. Since inception, there has been a strong interest in research and integrated control of water-associated diseases such as schistosomiasis and malaria. The Taabo HDSS has generated setting-specific evidence on the impact of targeted interventions against malaria, schistosomiasis and other neglected tropical diseases. The Taabo HDSS consists of a small town, 13 villages and over 100 hamlets. At the end of 2013, a total population of 42 480 inhabitants drawn from 6707 households was under surveillance. Verbal autopsies have been conducted to determine causes of death. Repeated cross-sectional epidemiological surveys on approximately 5-7% of the population and specific, layered-on haematological, parasitological and questionnaire surveys have been conducted. The Taabo HDSS provides a database for surveys, facilitates interdisciplinary research, as well as surveillance, and provides a platform for the evaluation of health interventions. Requests to collaborate and to access data are welcome and should be addressed to the secretariat of the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire: [secretariat@csrs.ci].
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire kone_siaka0@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Siaka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koné
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Nahoua
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baikoro
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: N'Guessan
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Fabienne N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Kigbafori D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Silué
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fürst
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Eveline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hürlimann
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Mamadou
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ouattara
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Marie-Chantal Y
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Séka
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Nicaise A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: N'Guessan
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Emmanuel L J C
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Esso
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zouzou
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Louis I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Boti
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Prosper T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Gonety
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Lukas G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Adiossan
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Daouda
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dao
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Andres B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Tschannen
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: von Stamm
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Bassirou
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bonfoh
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Jürg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Utzinger
authors.affiliation: Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Centre for Health Policy, and Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK, Fairmed, Bern, Switzerland and Hôpital Général de Taabo, Taabo Cité, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: Eliézer K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: N'Goran
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001344:Autopsy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D062486:Public Health Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D014798:Vital Statistics; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Côte d'Ivoire; demographic surveillance; health intervention; malaria; neglected tropical diseases