| intestinal parasitic infections among rural farming communities in eastern sierra leone. | a study carried out in four rural, mainly farming villages in the gorama chiefdom, kono district, eastern sierra leone revealed that intestinal helminth infections are prevalent in this area of sierra leone. out of the 1164 persons of all ages who were examined, 853 (73.5%) proved positive for at least one intestinal helminth infection. ascaris lumbricoides was the most common helminth encountered (37.5%), followed by hookworms, 12.9%; trichuris trichiura, 12.6%; schistosoma mansoni, 5.6%; stron ... | 1995 | 8669401 |
| geographical distribution of intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis and preventive chemotherapy strategies in sierra leone. | a national baseline mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (sth) was performed in sierra leone. the aim was to provide necessary tools for the ministry of health and sanitation to plan the intervention strategies in the national integrated control program on neglected tropical diseases according to the world health organization (who) guidelines for preventative chemotherapy (pct) and for future monitoring and evaluation. | 2010 | 21124881 |
| improved mapping strategy to better inform policy on the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in sierra leone. | abstract: background: schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (sth) are endemic in sierra leone confirmed by national mapping in 2008. to better inform planning of preventive chemotherapy strategy, another survey was conducted before mass drug administration (mda) in seven districts according to the mapping results or local knowledge. fifty-nine chiefdoms and one school in every chiefdom were selected. thirty school children aged 9-14 years from each school (total: 1760) were examined ... | 2011 | 21645386 |