Vacina para a bilharziose
Chimoio (Mozambique), 31 Jul (AIM) – The health authorities have diagnosed 13 cases of schistosomiasis in pupils from two primary schools, in Sussundenga district, in the central Mozambican province of Manica.
The transmission of schistosomiasis occurs when humans come into contact with water contaminated by Schistosoma mansoni larvae released by snails.
Inside the body, the parasites cause symptoms such as diarrhea, blood in the stools, weight loss and an enlarged liver. As the infection progresses, there is a significant increase in the volume of the abdomen, which can lead to internal hemorrhaging and death.
According to Sussundenga district administrator, Tomás Razão, Schistosomiasis broke out in the Muoha administrative post, a situation that is worrying the local authorities who are working to stop the spread of the disease.
“We warn the population to observe all individual and collective hygiene measures in order to eradicate the disease. We have reported thirteen cases in our district among students. We think the contamination is occurring in schools. We have mobilized health workers to work in the communities”, Razao said.
He explained that the health authorities are on high alert and that the pupils infected with the disease are being treated, in schools and in the communities where they live.
“It’s a rapidly contagious disease”, the administrator said. “We are monitoring the school communities and the places where they live. We’re going to follow the recommendations given by the health sector correctly”.
(AIM)
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