Disease in Schistosomiasis Mansoni in Africa

The following sections are included:

• African Genesis

• Distribution and Changing Patterns of Infection

  • North Africa: Egypt and Sudan

  • East Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania

  • West Africa: Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Cote d'lvoire, Senegal, Mali, Gambia, Guinea, Burkino Faso and Niger

  • Southern Africa: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Swaziland, Angola and Namibia

  • Central Africa: Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and Rwanda

• Morbidity

  • Acute Schistosomiasis

  • Hepatosplenic Disease and Periportal Fibrosis

  • Intestinal Schistosomiasis and Colonic Polyposis

  • Pulmonary Hypertension

  • Nephropathy

  • Neuroschistosomiasis

  • Dermatologic Lesions

  • Nutritional Deficits

• Control of Morbidity

  • Chemotherapy

  • Emergence of Drug Resistance

  • Snail Control

  • Obstacles to Control

• Topics for Further Research

• References