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Study and implementation of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba islands) using an integrated multidisciplinary approach [PDF]

, 2012
: BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries being responsible for an estimated burden of at least 1.4 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in Africa ...
Albonico, M., Ali, S. M., Ame, S. M., Colley, D. G., Fenwick, A., Gouvras, A., Khamis, I. S., Knopp, S., Mohammed, K. A., Person, B., Rollinson, D., Savioli, L., Utzinger, J.   +12 more
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Praziquantel [PDF]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 1985
C P, Conlon, C J, Ellis
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“Rapid-Impact Interventions”: How a Policy of Integrated Control for Africa's Neglected Tropical Diseases Could Benefit the Poor [PDF]

, 2005
Controlling seven tropical infections in Africa would cost just 40 cents per person per year, and would permanently benefit hundreds of millions of ...
Alan Fenwick, Commission for Africa, David H Molyneux, Peter J Hotez, The Lancet, The Lancet, UNAIDS, UNAIDS, What Works Working Group, What Works Working Group, World Bank, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization and Government of Mexico, World Health Organization, The Stop TB Partnership   +14 more
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Praziquantel use in aquaculture – Current status and emerging issues

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2022
L. Norbury, S. Shirakashi, Cecilia Power, B. Nowak, N. Bott   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Antischistosomal and anti-inflammatory activity of garlic and allicin compared with that of praziquantel in vivo

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018
BackgroundSchistosomiasis is an acute and chronic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by trematode worms. The host inflammatory response to schistosome eggs leads to perioval granulomata formation, mainly in the liver and intestine. This study investigated
D. Metwally, E. Al-Olayan, Mohammad Alanazi, Sanaa B. Alzahrany, A. Semlali   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

In Vivo and In Vitro Taste Assessment of Artesunate-Mefloquine, Praziquantel, and Benznidazole Drugs for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Pediatric Patients

, 2021
Janine Boniatti, Raúl Marcelo, Rafaela Teixeira, Tamires de A V Gandos, Luis P. S. Rios, Izabelle A. M. Ferreira, Karina C. Oliveira, Sabrińa Calil-Eliás, Aíla Karla Mota Santana, Laís Bastos da Fonseca, Flávio M. Shimizu, Olívia Carr, Osvaldo N. Oliveira, Fábio Moysés Lins Dantas, Fábio Coelho Amendoeira, Alessandra Lifsitch Viçosa   +15 more
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Efficacy and safety of praziquantel 40 mg/kg in preschool-aged and school-aged children: a meta-analysis

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
BackgroundChildren carry most of the schistosomiasis burden. While school-aged children are the principal target group of preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel, limited information on efficacy and safety exists for preschool-aged children.MethodsHere,
J. Zwang, P. Olliaro
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effect of anthelmintic treatment during pregnancy on HIV plasma viral load: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Uganda. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: To investigate the effect of helminth infections and their treatment during pregnancy on HIV load, we conducted a 2 × 2 factorial randomized controlled trial of albendazole versus placebo and praziquantel versus placebo in pregnant women in ...
Elliott, Alison M, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Kizito, Dennison, Kyosiimire-Lugemwa, Jacqueline, Lule, Swaib, Muhangi, Lawrence, Muwanga, Moses, Nkurunziza, Peter, Webb, Emily L   +8 more
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Efficacy of China-made praziquantel for treatment of Schistosomiasis haematobium in Africa: A randomized controlled trial

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Background In the roadmap on the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) the World Health Organization (WHO) aims at attaining at least 75% coverage of preventive chemotherapy in pre-school and school-age children by 2020.
Xinyao Wang, Jian He, S. Juma, F. Kabole, Jia-gang Guo, J. Dai, Wei Li, Kun Yang   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Praziquantel [PDF]

Reactions Weekly, 2020
Ronak G. Gandhi, Ramy H. Elshaboury
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