A one health approach to reducing schistosomiasis transmission in Lake Malawi
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A one health approach to reducing schistosomiasis transmission in Lake Malawi. / Stauffer, Jr., Jay Richard; Madsen, Henry.
In: Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2018, p. 1-4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A one health approach to reducing schistosomiasis transmission in Lake Malawi
AU - Stauffer, Jr., Jay Richard
AU - Madsen, Henry
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Objective: To review what we know about urinary schistosomiasis in Lake Malawi and summarize our attempts to use fishes as a biological control of the intermediate hosts.Conclusions: A One Health approach must be employed to effectively control urinary schistosomiasis in Lake Malawi. Health clinics must be supplied with praziquantel for distribution. Education centers must emphasize the need for sanitation and clearly state precautions (e.g., avoid swimming between 1000-1500). Additionally, the importance of snail-eating fishes to control the intermediate hosts must be emphasized. If biological controls are to be implemented, alternate food sources (agriculture, aquaculture) must be made available. A true One Health approach must be utilized to effectively control the transmission of schistosomiasis along the lake shores of Lake Malawi
AB - Objective: To review what we know about urinary schistosomiasis in Lake Malawi and summarize our attempts to use fishes as a biological control of the intermediate hosts.Conclusions: A One Health approach must be employed to effectively control urinary schistosomiasis in Lake Malawi. Health clinics must be supplied with praziquantel for distribution. Education centers must emphasize the need for sanitation and clearly state precautions (e.g., avoid swimming between 1000-1500). Additionally, the importance of snail-eating fishes to control the intermediate hosts must be emphasized. If biological controls are to be implemented, alternate food sources (agriculture, aquaculture) must be made available. A true One Health approach must be utilized to effectively control the transmission of schistosomiasis along the lake shores of Lake Malawi
U2 - 10.15761/PMCH.1000115
DO - 10.15761/PMCH.1000115
M3 - Journal article
VL - 1
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - Preventive Medicine and Community Health
JF - Preventive Medicine and Community Health
SN - 2516-7073
IS - 3
ER -
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