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Health & demographic surveillance system profil : the taabo health and demographic surveillance system, Côte d'Ivoire

Koné, Siaka and Baikoro, Nahoua and N'Guessan, Yao and Jaeger, Fabienne N. and Silué, Kigbafori D. and Fürst, Thomas and Hürlimann, Eveline and Ouattara, Mamadou and Séka, Marie-Chantal Y. and N'Guessan, Nicaise A. and Esso, Emmanuel Ljc and Zouzou, Fabien and Boti, Louis I. and Gonety, Prosper T. and Adiossan, Lukas G. and Dao, Daouda and Tschannen, Andres B. and von Stamm, Thomas and Bonfoh, Bassirou and Tanner, Marcel and Utzinger, Jürg and N'Goran, Eliézer K.. (2015) Health & demographic surveillance system profil : the taabo health and demographic surveillance system, Côte d'Ivoire. International Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 44, H. 1. pp. 87-97.

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Abstract

The Taabo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is located in south-central Côte d'Ivoire, approximately 150 km north-west of Abidjan. The Taabo HDSS started surveillance activities in early 2009 and the man-made Lake Taabo is a key eco-epidemiological feature. Since inception, there has been a strong interest in research and integrated control of water-associated diseases such as schistosomiasis and malaria. The Taabo HDSS has generated setting-specific evidence on the impact of targeted interventions against malaria, schistosomiasis and other neglected tropical diseases. The Taabo HDSS consists of a small town, 13 villages and over 100 hamlets. At the end of 2013, a total population of 42 480 inhabitants drawn from 6707 households was under surveillance. Verbal autopsies have been conducted to determine causes of death. Repeated cross-sectional epidemiological surveys on approximately 5-7% of the population and specific, layered-on haematological, parasitological and questionnaire surveys have been conducted. The Taabo HDSS provides a database for surveys, facilitates interdisciplinary research, as well as surveillance, and provides a platform for the evaluation of health interventions. Requests to collaborate and to access data are welcome and should be addressed to the secretariat of the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire: [secretariat@csrs.ci].
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Former Units within Swiss TPH > Health Impact Assessment (Utzinger)
UniBasel Contributors:Jäger, Fabienne and Tanner, Marcel and Utzinger, Jürg and Fürst, Thomas and Fürst, Thomas
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Oxford University Press
ISSN:0300-5771
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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