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Schistosomiasis Control Under Changing Ecological Settings in Lake Malawi

Authors: Henry Madsen, Jay Richard Stauffer Jr.

Published in: EcoHealth | Issue 3/2022

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Urinary schistosomiasis (due to Schistosoma haematobium) along open shorelines since the mid-1980’s remains prevalent around Lake Malawi (Stauffer et al. 1997; Madsen et al. 2011; Kayuni et al. 2017, 2019). Overfishing resulted in a decline of fishes (including molluscivores), which correlated with increased transmission. We suggest that aquaculture would alleviate fishing pressure, which would reduce transmission. …

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Title: Schistosomiasis Control Under Changing Ecological Settings in Lake Malawi
Authors: Henry Madsen
Jay Richard Stauffer Jr.
Publication date: 05-08-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Schistosomiasis
Published in: EcoHealth / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 1612-9202
Electronic ISSN: 1612-9210
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-022-01606-7

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