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Drug treatment has been the main control method, but it does not prevent reinfection. The use of soap can be a complementary measure to reduce transmission. Therefore, this study investigates the quantitative effect of different soaps on the mortality of <jats:italic>Schistosoma mansoni<\/jats:italic> cercariae.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methodology<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Four soaps including two powder soaps (Kleesoft and Omo) and two bar soaps (B29 and Rungu) which are used in a schistosomiasis-endemic Tanzanian village were studied. <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>mansoni<\/jats:italic> cercariae were exposed to powder soaps of 0 (control), 10, 50, 75, 100 and 1000 mg\/L and to bar soaps of 0 (control), 100, 500 and 1000 mg\/L. The highest concentration of 1000 mg\/L was selected based on the laboratory-estimated average soap concentration during handwashing. Cercariae were observed under a microscope after 0, 5, 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes of exposure to determine their survival.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>All four soaps can kill <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>mansoni<\/jats:italic> cercariae and this lethal effect was related to soap concentration and exposure time. At the highest concentration of 1000 mg\/L, all cercariae were dead at 5 minutes post-exposure with two powder soaps and Rungu, while 100% cercarial death was achieved between 5 minutes to 15 minutes for B29. Almost all cercariae survived after being exposed to 10 mg\/L powder soaps and 100 mg\/L bar soaps for 60 minutes. Powder soaps were more lethal than bar soaps. 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