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Schistosoma Mansoni Proctocolitis with Polyposis

open access: yesThe Annals of African Surgery, 2018
Schistosoma proctocolitis is a rare disease entity, with limited literature on its occurrence. We report the case of a 17 year old male from an endemic area around Lake Victoria, Western Kenya, where detailed disease mapping of Schistosomiasis has been ...
Fridah Bosire,   +3 more
doaj  

Whole genome resequencing of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni reveals population history and effects of selection

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2016
Schistosoma mansoni is a parasitic fluke that infects millions of people in the developing world. This study presents the first application of population genomics to S.
Thomas Crellen   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Synergetic Effects of Plasmodium, Hookworm, and Schistosoma mansoni Infections on Hemoglobin Level among Febrile School Age Children in Jawe Worda, Northwest Ethiopia

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, 2018
Plasmodium coinfection with hookworm and/or Schistosoma mansoni has detrimental effects on human’s hemoglobin level. This study aimed to determine the effects of plasmodium, hookworm, and S. mansoni infections on hemoglobin level among febrile school age
Tadesse Hailu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why the radiation-attenuated cercarial immunization studies failed to guide the road for an effective schistosomiasis vaccine: A review

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Research, 2015
Schistosomiasis is a debilitating parasitic disease caused by platyhelminthes of the genus Schistosoma, notably Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma haematobium, and Schistosoma japonicum. Pioneer researchers used radiation-attenuated (RA) schistosome larvae
Rashika El Ridi, Hatem Tallima
doaj   +1 more source

A controlled human Schistosoma mansoni infection model to advance novel drugs, vaccines and diagnostics

open access: yesNature Network Boston, 2020
M. Langenberg   +25 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Establishing the Production of Male Schistosoma mansoni Cercariae for a Controlled Human Infection Model

open access: yesJournal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
To accelerate the development of novel vaccines for schistosomiasis, we set out to develop a human model for Schistosoma mansoni infection in healthy volunteers.
J. Janse   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A cross-sectional analysis of schistosomiasis case detection by rectal mucosal biopsy among patients attending the digestive endoscopy unit of the internal medicine department

open access: yesJournal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: The detection of schistosome eggs in stool or urine specimens is the most used technique in population-based studies, while the rectal mucosal biopsy is the commonly used technique in hospital setting.
Kaly Keïta   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structure-Based Design and Synthesis of Novel Inhibitors Targeting HDAC8 from Schistosoma mansoni for the Treatment of Schistosomiasis.

open access: yesJournal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2016
Schistosomiasis is a major neglected parasitic disease that affects more than 265 million people worldwide and for which the control strategy consists of mass treatment with the only available drug, praziquantel.
T. Heimburg   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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