Prevalence of human schistosomiasis in various regions of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies conducted for the past ten years (2013–2023)

• Nicolaus Omari Mbugi ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: nicolausm@nm-aist.ac.tz (NOM); hudson.laizer@must.ac.tz (HL); musa.chacha@nm-aist.ac.tz (MC); ernest.mbega@nm-aist.ac.tz (EM)

  Affiliations The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Arusha, Tanzania, Mbeya University of Science and Technology, College of Science and Technical Education, Mbeya, Tanzania

  https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0419-8697

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• Hudson Laizer ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: nicolausm@nm-aist.ac.tz (NOM); hudson.laizer@must.ac.tz (HL); musa.chacha@nm-aist.ac.tz (MC); ernest.mbega@nm-aist.ac.tz (EM)

  Affiliation Mbeya University of Science and Technology, College of Science and Technical Education, Mbeya, Tanzania

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• Musa Chacha ,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: nicolausm@nm-aist.ac.tz (NOM); hudson.laizer@must.ac.tz (HL); musa.chacha@nm-aist.ac.tz (MC); ernest.mbega@nm-aist.ac.tz (EM)

  Affiliation Arusha Technical College, Arusha, Tanzania

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• Ernest Mbega

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: nicolausm@nm-aist.ac.tz (NOM); hudson.laizer@must.ac.tz (HL); musa.chacha@nm-aist.ac.tz (MC); ernest.mbega@nm-aist.ac.tz (EM)

  Affiliation The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Arusha, Tanzania

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