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The objectives of the present parasitological and malacological study were to assess the prevalence and intensity of urogenital schistosomiasis among school children in Kankossa and Oued Rawdha lakes, southern Mauritania, and determine the species of intermediate host snails and the prevalence of snails with schistosome.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A school-based epidemiological survey was conducted in two villages in the lake areas of Kankossa and Oued Rawdha. Urine samples were collected from 450 state primary school children and Koranic school children and examined for the presence of <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>haematobium<\/jats:italic> eggs using filtration technique. Water bodies adjacent to human settlement were surveyed for <jats:italic>Bulinus<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Biomphalaria<\/jats:italic> snails that may potentially be intermediate hosts of <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>haematobium<\/jats:italic>. Morphological, molecular, and proteomic (i.e. matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry [MALDI-TOF MS]) identification of collected snails were conducted, and their infection status was assessed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using the highly repetitive <jats:italic>Dra<\/jats:italic>I gene.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis was 35.6% and 15.8% in Kankossa and Oued Rawdha villages, respectively, corresponding to \u2018moderate\u2019 prevalence (i.e., 10\u201349% infected schoolchildren). Urogenital schistosomiasis prevalence was higher in boys (30.0%) than in girls (21.2%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05), and in Koranic schools pupils (37.1%) than in state schools (20.5%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05) pupils. Multiple regression analysis showed that sex (odds ratio [OR]: 1.64; 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.06\u20132.57; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.03) and Koranic school level (OR: 1.79; 95% CI: 1.06\u20133.04; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.03) were independently and significantly associated with urogenital schistosomiasis. Based on molecular and proteomic identification, both <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>senegalensis<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>umbilicatus<\/jats:italic> colonized the water bodies of Oued Rawdha, whereas both <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>forskalii<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>truncatus<\/jats:italic> colonized those of Kankossa. The <jats:italic>Dra<\/jats:italic>I RT-PCR detected <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>haematobium<\/jats:italic> complex DNA in 8 of 66 (12.1%) analysed snails: one <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>truncatus<\/jats:italic> and one <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>forskalii<\/jats:italic> in Kankossa and five <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>senegalensis<\/jats:italic> and one <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>umbilicatus<\/jats:italic> in Oued Rawdha.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Urogenital schistosomiasis is moderately prevalent in the lake zones of Kankossa and, to a lesser extent, Oued Rawdha, located in southern Mauritania. Mass drug administration campaigns with praziquantel should be conducted to reduce the prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis among school-aged children in the lake zone of Kankossa and Oued Rawdha village. Further parasitological and malacological studies should be conducted in other villages located in the Mauritanian lakes in the southern Sahelian zones and the northern oasis areas to strengthen our knowledge of the current epidemiological situation and implement appropriate urogenital schistosomiasis control strategies.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pntd.0012505","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,25]],"date-time":"2024-09-25T19:28:03Z","timestamp":1727292483000},"page":"e0012505","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Urogenital schistosomiasis in schoolchildren in the lake zones of Kankossa and Oued Rawdha, southern Mauritania: The first parasitological and malacological 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