Urogenital schistosomiasis transmission on Unguja Island, Zanzibar: characterisation of persistent hot-spots

Parasites & Vectors

Table 4 Distances (in metres) from schools to human-water contact sites and safe water sources

Primary school	HWCS	HWCS with B. globosus	HWCS with infected B. globosus	SWS	SWS always available
Persistent hot-spot shehias
Bandamaji	460	460	620	95	95
Kinyasini	169	169	568	143	143
Chaani Masingini	134	148	148	54	54
Koani	152	218	–	376	376
Kitope	229	229	531	44	246
Low-prevalence shehias
Dole	546	546	–	60	212
Mkwajuni	897	897	–	207	207

Abbreviations: HWCS nearest human-water contact site at freshwater bodies, SWS nearest safe water source

ISSN: 1756-3305