Use of urine collectors for infants from 0 to 4 years of age in a mass survey of urinary schistosomiasis in Niger
Perel, Y.; Sellin, B.; Perel, C.; Arnold, P.; Mouchet, F.
Medecine tropicale revue du Corps de sante colonial 45(4): 429-433
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-682X PMID: 3937010 Document Number: 254420
A simple method, using urine collectors, was devised to obtain sufficient and reliable samples of urine from infants (0-4 years old) for the quantitative diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis. The use of urine collectors is readily accepted by rural populations and it avoids possible interchange between young children. Urine collection and examination from as many as 100 infants can be undertaken daily by a small, well-trained survey team. Our present observations on S. haematobium among infants in Niger show surprisingly high (14.06 per cent) prevalence rates and suggest that this age group may play a considerable role in the transmission of the infection in some endemic foci.