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This study aims to assess the prevalence of intestinal schistosomiasis in school-age children living in the villages surrounding Lake Chamo in southern Rift Valley of Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methodology\/Principal findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to July 2023 in Shele Mela <jats:italic>Kebele<\/jats:italic> in Gamo Zone, South Ethiopia. Stool samples were collected from 597 school-age children. A singe Kato-Katz for helminths and formalin-ether concentration technique for protozoan parasites were used to process the samples. The intensity of <jats:italic>Schistosoma mansoni<\/jats:italic> infection among school-age children was determined by counting the number of eggs per gram of stool. Of the 597 children screened, 52.3% (95% CI: 48.4.4\u201356.4) were positive for <jats:italic>Schistosoma mansoni<\/jats:italic>. These findings showed that 55% of the infections were light, 30.3% were moderate, and 14.7% were heavy. The mean egg count of <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>mansoni<\/jats:italic> parasites was 182.1 eggs per gram. The prevalence of other intestinal parasites (<jats:italic>Hymenolopis nana<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>, Hookworm, <jats:italic>Taenia<\/jats:italic> species, <jats:italic>Giardia lamblia<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Entamoeba histolytica<\/jats:italic>) was found to be 7.7% (46\/597). The overall prevalence of <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>mansoni<\/jats:italic> co-infection with other intestinal parasites was 5.0% (30\/597). Specifically, the co-infection rates were 1.5% for <jats:italic>A<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>, 1.3% for <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>nana<\/jats:italic>, 1.0% for <jats:italic>Taenia<\/jats:italic> species, 0.2% for Hookworm, 0.2% for <jats:italic>E<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>histolytica<\/jats:italic>, and 0.2% for <jats:italic>G<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>lamblia<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions\/Significances<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The study showed a high rate of <jats:italic>S<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>mansoni<\/jats:italic> infection among school-age children. This calls for immediate action, such as school-based deworming, to protect these children from the disease and reduce the burden. 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