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Ovarian Manson’s Schistosomiasis: Rare Diagnosis or Underestimated Prevalence? [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2017
The occurrence of Manson’s schistosomiasis in organs of the female reproductive tract is an uncommon event, given that the etiological agent for this disease is a blood parasite that inhabits the mesenteric veins.
Elainne Christine de Souza Gomes, Ana Lúcia Coutinho Domingues, Francisco Carlos Amanajás de Aguiar Júnior, Constança Simões Barbosa   +3 more
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Manson's schistosomiasis in the undernourished mouse: some recent findings [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2010
This paper deals with current knowledge of the interrelationships between Schistosoma infection and malnutrition. It emphasizes the relevance of these investigations in the face of dynamic and evolving changes occurring in population diets and changes in
Eridan M Coutinho, Sheilla A de Oliveira, Andréia F de Barros, Fabiana L Silva, Renata P Ramos   +4 more
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Censo coprológico no município de Peruibe (litoral sul do Estado de São Paulo): registro de casos autóctones de esquistossomose mansoni Coprologic census of Peruibe (Southern town in the coast of the State of São Paulo): record of autochthonous cases of manson's schistosomiasis

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1969
Foram apresentados os resultados dos exames coprológicos, para levantamento das parasitoses intestinais na população da zona urbana do município de Peruibe (litoral sul do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil).
Paulo de Toledo Artigas, Mário Demar Perez, Domingos Baggio   +2 more
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Detection of male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) by real-time TaqMan® PCR analysis of semen from fishermen along the southern shoreline of Lake Malawi [PDF]

, 2023
Background Male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) is an underappreciated complication of schistosomiasis, first described in 1911. However, its epidemiology, diagnostic testing and case management are not well understood in sub-Saharan Africa.
Alharbi, Mohammad, Fawcett, Joanna, Juziwelo, Lazarus, Kayuni, Sekeleghe, LaCourse, James, Lampiao, Fanuel, Makaula, Peter, Shaw, Alexandra, Stothard, Russell, Verweij, Jaco J.   +9 more
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The influence of the regional basic diet from northeast Brazil on health and nutritional conditions of mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1992
Protein nutritionalstatus indicators were studied in weanling albino Swiss mice infected with S. mansoni andfed the Regional Basic Diet (RBD)from Northeast Brazil, a multideficient diet of low-protein content.
Eridan M. Coutinho, Lucila P.C.G. de Freitas, Frederico G.C. Abath   +2 more
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Copper and ceruloplasmin contents in the blood serum of peripheral and pre-hepatic veins

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1976
Copper and ceruloplasmin contents were determined in samples of peripheral and pre-hepatic venous blood of 11 patients with Manson's schistosomiasis and one patient with hepatolenticular degeneration, all of çhich submitted either to porto-caval or ...
H. M. Canelas, I. Roitman, M. Scaff, S. Raia, F. B. De Jorge   +4 more
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The epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths in Bihar State, India. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect over a billion individuals worldwide. In India, 241 million children are estimated to need deworming to avert the negative consequences STH infections can have on child health and development.
Dixon, Ruth, Drake, Lesley, Greenland, Katie, Gunawardena, Kithsiri, Khan, Shabbir Ali, Kihara, Jimmy H, Kumar, Sanjay, Makkar, Prerna, Raman, Sri, Singh, Sarman, Smith, Jennifer L   +10 more
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Duplex sonography study in schistosomiasis portal hypertension: characterization of patients with and without a history of variceal bleeding Dopplerfluxometria portal na esquistossomose hepatoesplênica com e sem antecedentes de hemorragia por varizes esofágicas

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2008
BACKGROUND: Presinusoidal portal hypertension with frequent episodes of upper gastrointestinal variceal bleeding are hallmarks of hepatosplenic Manson’s schistosomiasis; a clinical form that affects about 5% of Brazilians who are infected by Schistosoma ...
Severino Marcos Borba de Arruda, Victorino Spinelli Toscano Barreto, Fernando José do Amaral   +2 more
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Climate Change, Climate Variability and Brucellosis [PDF]

, 2013
In addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods, climate change is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity, altering the composition of global atmosphere.
Rodríguez Morales, Alfonso Javier
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Revisiting the concept of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and its challenges using traditional and new tools

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014
Different aspects of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis are revisited here. Manson's schistosomiasis causes periportal fibrosis and portal hypertension in approximately 6% of infected subjects, usually with preservation of their hepatic function.
José Roberto Lambertucci
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