TY - JOUR AU - Kayuni, Sekeleghe A. AU - O’Ferrall, Angus M. AU - Baxter, Hamish AU - Hesketh, Josie AU - Mainga, Bright AU - Lally, David AU - Al-Harbi, Mohammad H. AU - LaCourse, E. James AU - Juziwelo, Lazarus AU - Musaya, Janelisa AU - Makaula, Peter AU - Stothard, J. Russell PY - 2020 DA - 2020/08/31 TI - An outbreak of intestinal schistosomiasis, alongside increasing urogenital schistosomiasis prevalence, in primary school children on the shoreline of Lake Malawi, Mangochi District, Malawi JO - Infectious Diseases of Poverty SP - 121 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Intestinal schistosomiasis was not considered endemic in Lake Malawi until November 2017 when populations of Biomphalaria pfeifferi were first reported; in May 2018, emergence of intestinal schistosomiasis was confirmed. This emergence was in spite of ongoing control of urogenital schistosomiasis by preventive chemotherapy. Our current study sought to ascertain whether intestinal schistosomiasis is transitioning from emergence to outbreak, to judge if stepped-up control interventions are needed. SN - 2049-9957 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-020-00736-w DO - 10.1186/s40249-020-00736-w ID - Kayuni2020 ER -