Koné S Baikoro N N'Guessan Y Jaeger FN Silué KD Fürst T Hürlimann E Ouattara M Séka MC N'Guessan NA Esso EL Zouzou F Boti LI Gonety PT Adiossan LG Dao D Tschannen AB von Stamm T Bonfoh B Tanner M Utzinger J N'Goran EK 2015 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]. application/pdf https://sonar.ch/global/documents/110888 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1093/ije/dyu221 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/25433704 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess International journal of epidemiology. - 2015 Côte d'Ivoire demographic surveillance health intervention malaria neglected tropical diseases Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Autopsy Child Child, Preschool Cote d'Ivoire Cross-Sectional Studies Demography Female Health Status Health Surveys Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Neglected Diseases Public Health Surveillance Vital Statistics Young Adult Health & Demographic Surveillance System Profile: The Taabo Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Côte d'Ivoire. http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501