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Gender-related differences in prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of Schistosoma infections in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background Schistosomiasis remains a global-health problem with over 90% of its burden concentrated in Africa. Field studies reflect the complex ways in which socio-cultural and socio-economic variables, affect the distribution of Schistosoma infections ...
D. Ayabina, Jessica Clark, Helen Bayley, P. Lamberton, Jaspreet Toor, T. Hollingsworth   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Molluscicides against the snail-intermediate host of Schistosoma: a review

Parasitology Research, 2021
Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is one of the most prevalent parasitoses in the World. Certain freshwater snail species are the intermediate host in the life cycle of schistosome species. Controlling snails employing molluscicides is
Lvyin Zheng, Ling Deng, Yumei Zhong, Yatang Wang, Wei Guo, Xiao-lin Fan   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Morphological and genomic characterisation of the Schistosoma hybrid infecting humans in Europe reveals admixture between Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma bovis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Schistosomes cause schistosomiasis, the world’s second most important parasitic disease after malaria in terms of public health and social-economic impacts.
J. Kincaid-Smith, A. Tracey, Ronaldo de Carvalho Augusto, I. Bulla, N. Holroyd, A. Rognon, O. Rey, C. Chaparro, A. Oleaga, S. Mas‐Coma, J. Allienne, C. Grunau, M. Berriman, J. Boissier, E. Toulza   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hybridized Zoonotic Schistosoma Infections Result in Hybridized Morbidity Profiles: A Clinical Morbidity Study amongst Co-Infected Human Populations of Senegal

Microorganisms, 2021
Hybridization of infectious agents is a major emerging public and veterinary health concern at the interface of evolution, epidemiology, and control.
C. Fall, S. Lambert, E. Léger, Lucy Yasenev, A. Garba, S. Diop, A. Borlase, S. Catalano, B. Faye, M. Walker, Mariama Sène, J. Webster   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Circulating Anodic Antigen (CAA): A Highly Sensitive Diagnostic Biomarker to Detect Active Schistosoma Infections—Improvement and Use during SCORE

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020
. The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) was funded in 2008 to conduct research that would support country schistosomiasis control programs. As schistosomiasis prevalence decreases in many places and elimination is
P. Corstjens, C. de Dood, S. Knopp, Michelle N Clements, G. Ortu, I. Umulisa, E. Ruberanziza, U. Wittmann, T. Kariuki, P. LoVerde, W. Secor, Lydia S. Atkins, S. Kinung’hi, S. Binder, C. Campbell, D. Colley, G. V. van Dam   +16 more
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Impact of Different Mass Drug Administration Strategies for Gaining and Sustaining Control of Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium Infection in Africa

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020
. This report summarizes the design and outcomes of randomized controlled operational research trials performed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation–funded Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) from 2009 to 2019 ...

semanticscholar   +1 more source

Schistosome Vaccine Adjuvants in Preclinical and Clinical Research

Vaccines, 2014
There is currently no vaccine available for human use for any parasitic infections, including the helminth disease, schistosomiasis. Despite many researchers working towards this goal, one of the focuses has been on identifying new antigenic targets. The
Rachel Stephenson, Hong You, Donald P. McManus, Istvan Toth   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Praziquantel: its use in control of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and current research needs [PDF]

, 2009
Treatment with praziquantel (PZQ) has become virtually the sole basis of schistosomiasis control in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, and the drug is reviewed here in the context of the increasing rate that it is being used for this purpose. Attention is
A. MBAYE, Alonso, Baard, Barakat, Botros, Botros, Cioli, D. CIOLI, D. ENGELS, G. COLES, Keiser, L. A. TCHUEM TCHUENTÉ, L. PICA-MATTOCCIA, M. J. DOENHOFF, Mwanakasale, N'Goran, P. HAGAN, Pica-Mattoccia, S. BOTROS, Stohler, Utzinger, V. SOUTHGATE, Van Wyk   +22 more
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First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Background Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are increasingly being used as diagnostic tools for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs; Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale and A.
P. Cools, L. van Lieshout, R. Koelewijn, D. Addiss, S. Ajjampur, Mio Ayana, R. Bradbury, J. Cantera, D. Dana, K. Fischer, Rubina Imtiaz, J. Kabagenyi, J. Lok, J. McCarthy, Rojelio Mejia, Z. Mekonnen, S. Njenga, N. Othman, H. Shao, R. Traub, M. van Esbroeck, J. Vercruysse, J. Vlaminck, Steven A. Williams, J. Verweij, J. V. van Hellemond, B. Levecke   +26 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effects of subcurative praziquantel treatment on life-history traits and trade-offs in drug-resistant Schistosoma mansoni [PDF]

, 2017
Natural selection acts on all organisms, including parasites, to maximize reproductive fitness. Drug resistance traits are often associated with life-history costs in the absence of treatment.
Chamez K., Crellen T., Loker E. S., Plummer M., WHO, WHO   +5 more
core   +13 more sources