Schistosomosis is a common neglected helminthic disease in the tropics and sub-tropics particularly in
sub-Saharan countries including Burkina Faso. It is the second world parasitic endemic disease after malaria. The two prevalent species infecting human in Burkina Faso are Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni which cause respectively the urogenital schistosomosis and the intestinal schistosomosis. This review aimed at providing an historical perspective of research on schistosomosis from 1960 to 2020 and shedding some light on the gaps in knowledge useful for the disease control and the elimination efforts in Burkina Faso. Formal systematic review was not followed for this review. Published studies on the schistosomosis in Burkina Faso over the period from 1960 to 2020, were search in Medline, PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE and the libraries of main universities in Burkina Faso
namely: Joseph Ki-Zerbo University and Nazi Boni University. The following keywords used were: schistosomiasis,
schistosomosis, Bilharzia, Bulinus, Biomphalaria, Upper-Volta and Burkina Faso. Over a period of 60 years, a total of
87 scientific research documents were identified. The original scientific research articles represent the majority of the
scientific documents found (65.52%). Urinary schistosomosis was the most common from the documentation. There hascbeen a gradual decrease in the prevalence, more significantly since the implementation of the National Schistosomiasis Control Program (NSCP). The effectiveness of the NSCP could therefore contribute to the elimination of schistosomosis
in Burkina Faso.

schistosomosis, bilharziosis, Schistosoma, Bulinus, Biomphalaria