Ultrasound aspects and risk factors associated with urogenital schistosomiasis among primary school children in Mali.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe proposal was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, University of Bamako under the number 2018/71/CE/FMPOS. Community consent was obtained before starting the study. The parent or guardian of each study participant signed a consent form. At the end of the study, all of the positive children were treated with PZQ (40 mg/kg body weight) according to the Schistosomiasis and STH National Control Program strategy in Mali (PNLSH). Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding This research was funded by Competitive Fund for Research and Technological Innovation (FCRIT)."