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Molluscicidal Activity of Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) and Camellia sinensis var. Assamica (Purple Tea) Extracts Against Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the Major Vector Snail of Human Schistosomiasis in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Freshwater pulmonate snails are prevalent across Kenya and act as intermediate hosts for trematode parasites, some of which are snail vectors for human schistosomiasis. Chemical molluscicides have rarely been used routinely in Kenya to control snails due to high costs of manufacture and the subsequent environmental concerns associated with their use ...
Nickson Samoo, Ruth Nyangacha, Amos Mbugua, Ibrahim Mwangi, Charles K. Syengo, Martina Laidemitt, Martin Mutuku, Hudson Pinto   +7 more
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The P2X7 Receptor and Its Relation to Neglected Tropical Diseases: Focusing on Chagas Disease

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that can lead to severe cardiac complications, including chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy. While NTDs are caused by a variety of pathogens—such as protozoa, bacteria, viruses, and helminths, Chagas disease remains underexplored, particularly regarding host immune responses.
Caroline de Souza Ferreira Pereira, Robson Xavier Faria, Wei Wang   +2 more
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Caracterização de cepas de Schistosoma mansoni por morfometria de vermes adultos provenientes de infecção unissexual Characterization of Schistosoma mansoni strains by morphometry of adult worms derived from single-sex infection

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2003
Camundongos foram infectados com cercárias, de um único sexo, de cepas simpátricas do Schistosoma mansoni.
José Roberto Machado-Silva, Renata Heisler Neves, Luciana Ormond, Maarten Hulstijn, Delir Corrêa Gomes   +4 more
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Enduring Challenge of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Khartoum State, Sudan

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) disproportionately affect impoverished populations in tropical regions. Despite their significant health burden, data on NTD prevalence and distribution are limited in many areas, including Khartoum State, Sudan.
Babiker Mohamed Rahamtalla, Max Carlos Ramirez-Soto   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

CA88, a nuclear repetitive DNA sequence identified in Schistosoma mansoni, aids in the genotyping of nine Schistosoma species of medical and veterinary importance

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2010
CA88 is the first long nuclear repetitive DNA sequence identified in the blood fluke, Schistosoma mansoni. The assembled S. mansoni sequence, which contains the CA88 repeat, has 8,887 nucleotides and at least three repeat units of approximately 360 bp ...
Diana Bahia, Nilton B Rodrigues, Flávio Marcos G Araújo, Álvaro José Romanha, Jerônimo C Ruiz, David A Johnston, Guilherme Oliveira   +6 more
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The magnitude of Schistosoma mansoni and its associated risk factors among Sebatamit primary school children, rural Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Research Notes, 2019
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the magnitude of Schistosoma mansoni and its associated risk factors in the study area. Results Of 422 school children, 223 (52.8%) and 199 (47.2%) were males and females, respectively.
Lemma Workineh, Mulat Yimer, Woyneshet Gelaye, Desalegn Muleta   +3 more
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Determinants of Schistosoma mansoni in Sanja health center, north West Ethiopia

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background In developing countries, Schistosoma mansoni is one of the chronic but neglected tropical diseases. In sub-Saharan Africa, the disease affects over 250 million people with nearly 800 million are at risk. In Ethiopia, Schistosoma mansoni is one
Asrat Atsedeweyn Andargie, Agmas Sisay Abera   +1 more
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A cross-sectional analysis of schistosomiasis case detection by rectal mucosal biopsy among patients attending the digestive endoscopy unit of the internal medicine department

Journal 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, Stéphane Loique Djeugoué, Boua Daoud Camara, Alassane Alfousséni Doumbia, Cheick Oumar Kamissoko, Oumar Sandji, Adama Sinayoko, Abdoulaye Keïta, Maïmouna Togo, Charles Dara, Garan Dabo, Abdoulaye Mamadou Traoré, Ibrahima Amadou Dembélé, Djibril Sy, Djénèbou Traoré, Assétou Soukho Kaya, Mamadou Dembélé, Abdoulaye Kassoum Koné, Daouda Kassoum Minta, Hamar Alassane Traoré   +19 more
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Chemical modulation of Schistosoma mansoni lysine specific demethylase 1 (SmLSD1) induces wide-scale biological and epigenomic changes - Supplementary Figures

, 2023
Gilda Padalino, Cassandra A. Celatka, Hugh Young Rienhoff, Jay H. Kalin, Philip A. Cole, Damien Lassalle, Josephine Forde-Thomas, Iain W. Chalmers, Andrea Brancale, Christoph Grunau, Karl F. Hoffmann   +10 more
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Prevalence of malaria and Schistosoma mansoni coinfection in sub Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Background: Malaria and schistosomiasis are two parasite illnesses that share transmission sites in distinct tropical climates. Malaria-schistosomiasis coinfection is widespread in Africa.
Wagaw Abebe, Birhanu Kassanew, Tadesse Misganaw, Agenagnew Ashagre, Getinet Kumie, Marye Nigatie, Yalewayker Gashaw, Ephrem Tamrat, Dagmawi Woldesenbet, Alembante Bazezew   +9 more
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