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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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Epidemiological Interactions between Urogenital and Intestinal Human Schistosomiasis in the Context of Praziquantel Treatment across Three West African Countries [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015 Knowles 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 Danso-Appiah +57 more
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Prevalence of Schistosoma bovis and Schistosoma haematobium hybrids in endemic communities in Ghana. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundSchistosomiasis, a debilitating parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma species, poses significant public health challenges in tropical regions, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Yvonne Ashong +9 more
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A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2004 Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in apparently healthy primary school pupils in Apata and Laranto areas of Jos was surveyed using 300 samples of stool and 300 samples of urine.
Okpala HO +5 more
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MALDI-TOF: A new tool for the identification of Schistosoma cercariae and detection of hybrids.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 Schistosomiasis is a neglected water-born parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma affecting more than 200 million people. Introgressive hybridization is common among these parasites and raises issues concerning their zoonotic transmission.
Antoine Huguenin +4 more
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Bladder morbidity and hepatic fibrosis in mixed Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni Infections: a population-wide study in Northern Senegal. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 BACKGROUND: The global distribution map of schistosomiasis shows a large overlap of Schistosoma haematobium- and S. mansoni-endemic areas in Africa. Yet, little is known about the consequences of mixed Schistosoma infections for the human host.
Lynn Meurs +5 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 Schistosomiasis remains a public health concern across sub-Saharan Africa; current control programmes rely on accurate mapping and high mass drug administration (MDA) coverage to attempt disease elimination.
Toby Landeryou +8 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background The incidence of schistosomiasis‐induced male reproductive dysfunction and infertility is probably underestimated compared to female genital schistosomiasis. This study aimed to investigate the impact of Schistosoma haematobium or S.
Hermine Boukeng Jatsa +6 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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