New STH and schisto maps for 29 African countries and the Philippines

Map showing schistosomiasis distribution in the Philippines

New maps and data are available showing survey data for soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis in 29 African countries and the Philippines.

18 July 2013

New maps are available showing survey data for soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis in 29 African countries and the Philippines. The corresponding reference lists been provided in PDF and XML (for Endnote) formats. 

Species-specific maps are also now available for schistosomiasis, including S. haematobium, S. mansoni, S. japonicum and S. intercalatum, as well as maps showing data from blood-in-urine surveys. 

The data underlying the maps are also available to download for 14 of these countries where the authors have provided permission to release the data.

As always, our maps and data are available to use, edit and share under a Creative Commons licence

We wish to thank all our partners who shared their data with us and made these maps possible. 

We hope you find the maps useful for your NTD research and control programmes.

Please click on each country to access its maps and, where available, data:

Africa: BotswanaBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChadComorosCongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEquatorial GuineaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauLesothoLiberiaLibyaMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMozambiqueNigerSierra LeoneTogoTunisiaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

Philippines