The WHO Atlas of the Global Distribution of Schistosomiasis (1987) reports
a 24.4 % prevalence of S. mansoni in the Ngamiland/Chobe regions of
Botswana. Among the localities that were positive, the following are
listed: Sepopa, Seronga, Gomare, Nokaneng, Tsau, Maun, Shorobe.
Schistosomiasis was not reported in Setitwa and Toteng.
Reference is made to a "Report on the Botswana national bilharziasis
survey, October 1976-October 1978" by Rudo, B.M. (1979), Gaborone, Ministry
of Health, 45 p.
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