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CRISPR-assisted test for Schistosoma haematobium. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 AbstractSchistosomiasis is a major neglected tropical disease targeted for elimination as a public health issue by 2030, however there is an urgent need for more sensitive and specific diagnostic tests suitable to resource-limited settings. Here we developed CATSH, a CRISPR-assisted diagnostic test for Schistosoma haematobium, utilising recombinase ...
Cherkaoui D +5 more
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Population Genetic Structure and Hybridization of Schistosoma haematobium in Nigeria [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 Background: Schistosomiasis is a major poverty-related disease caused by dioecious parasitic flatworms of the genus Schistosoma with a health impact on both humans and animals.
Amos Mathias Onyekwere +6 more
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Experimental Schistosoma haematobium pulmonary hypertension [PDF]
Pulmonary CirculationWhether all Schistosoma species cause pulmonary hypertension (PH) is unclear. Experimentally exposing mice to Schistosoma haematobium eggs caused PH, which was less severe than that induced by S. mansoni exposure. These findings align with the relatively
Biruk Kassa +7 more
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Schistosoma haematobium infection and Buruli ulcer [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 No abstract ...
Aguiar, Julia +7 more
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A Case of Urogenital Human Schistosomiasis from a Non-endemic Area [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015 Calvo-Cano et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are ...
A Berry +21 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 BackgroundThe Zanzibar Archipelago (Pemba and Unguja islands) is targeted for the elimination of human urogenital schistosomiasis caused by infection with Schistosoma haematobium where the intermediate snail host is Bulinus globosus.
Tom Pennance +14 more
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Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2022 Background Schistosomiasis is still a public health issue in certain areas of developing countries (especially in sub-saharan Africa). Schistosoma haematobium is a proven carcinogenic agent that causes mainly bladder squamous cell carcinoma. This type of
Boubacar Efared +6 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Urogenital schistosomiasis, caused by infection with Schistosoma haematobium, is endemic in Niger but complicated by the presence of Schistosoma bovis, Schistosoma curassoni and S.
Tom Pennance +9 more
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Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2020 Background Schistosoma haematobium, the helminth causing urogenital schistosomiasis, is a known bladder carcinogen. Despite the causal link between S. haematobium and bladder cancer, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. S.
Evaristus C. Mbanefo +17 more
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