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Refining Diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium Infections: Antigen and Antibody Detection in Urine

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Background: Traditional microscopic examination of urine or stool for schistosome eggs lacks sensitivity compared to measurement of schistosome worm-derived circulating antigens in serum or urine.
C. de Dood, P. Hoekstra, Julius Mngara, S. Kalluvya, G. V. van Dam, J. Downs, P. Corstjens   +6 more
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Cytological and Wet Mount Microscopic Observations Made in Urine of Schistosoma haematobium-Infected Children: Hint of the Implication in Bladder Cancer

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2019
Background. Schistosomiasis is the second major human parasitic disease next to malaria, in terms of socioeconomic and public health consequences, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Schistosoma haematobium (S.
Patience B. Tetteh-Quarcoo, Benjamin K. Akuetteh, Irene A. Owusu, Solomon E. Quayson, Simon K. Attah, Robert Armah, Emmanuel Afutu, Ama Afrah, Kantanka Addo-Osafo, Cecilia Smith, Richard K. Gyasi, Patrick F. Ayeh-Kumi   +11 more
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Schistosoma haematobium effects on Plasmodium falciparum infection modified by soil-transmitted helminths in school-age children living in rural areas of Gabon

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Background Malaria burden remains high in the sub-Saharan region where helminths are prevalent and where children are often infected with both types of parasites.
J. Dejon-Agobé, Jeannot F. Zinsou, Y. Honkpéhédji, Ulysse Ateba-Ngoa, J. Edoa, B. Adégbitè, G. Mombo-Ngoma, S. Agnandji, M. Ramharter, P. Kremsner, B. Lell, M. Grobusch, A. Adegnika   +12 more
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Schistosomes and snails: A molecular encounter [PDF]

, 2014
Copyright © 2014 Knight, Arican-Goktas, Ittiprasert, Odoemelam, Miller and Bridger. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Arican-Goktas, HD, Bridger, JM, Ittiprasert, W, Knight, M, Miller, AN, Odoemelam, EC   +5 more
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Geographical and behavioral risks associated with Schistosoma haematobium infection in an area of complex transmission

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Schistosoma haematobium infection in endemic areas varies depending on the nature and complexity of the transmission networks present. Studies of micro-geographical transmission of S.
Teckla Angelo, J. Buza, S. Kinung’hi, H. Kariuki, J. Mwanga, D. Munisi, Shona Wilson   +6 more
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Bilateral Tubal Gestation Associated with Schistosomiasis in an African Woman

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014
Background. The incidence of tubal ectopic gestation caused by schistosomiasis induced tubal pathology is undocumented in this environment, which may be due to rarity of this pathology.
K. H. Odubamowo, O. M. Akinpelu, O. O. Lawal, C. A. Okolo, A. A. Odukogbe, A. O. Adekunle   +5 more
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Alterations in Peripheral Blood B Cell Subsets and Dynamics of B Cell Responses during Human Schistosomiasis [PDF]

, 2013
Antibody responses are thought to play an important role in control of Schistosoma infections, yet little is known about the phenotype and function of B cells in human schistosomiasis.
Adegnika, A.A. (Ayola), Ateba-Ngoa, U. (Ulysse), Feugap, E.N. (Eliane Ngoune), Heeringa, J.J. (Jorn), Kremsner, P.G. (Peter), Labuda, D. (Damian), Mewono, L. (Ludovic), Pires, N.M.M. (Nuno), Smits, H.H. (Hermelijn), Vlugt, L.E.P.M. (Luciën) van der, Yazdanbakhsh, M. (Maria), Zelm, M.C. (Menno) van   +11 more
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Interrupting seasonal transmission of Schistosoma haematobium and control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in northern and central Côte d’Ivoire: a SCORE study protocol

BMC Public Health, 2018
BackgroundTo achieve a world free of schistosomiasis, the objective is to scale up control and elimination efforts in all endemic countries. Where interruption of transmission is considered feasible, countries are encouraged to implement a comprehensive ...
Yves-Nathan T. Tian-Bi, M. Ouattara, S. Knopp, J. Coulibaly, Eveline Hürlimann, B. Webster, F. Allan, D. Rollinson, Aboulaye Meïté, Nana R. Diakité, Cyrille K. Konan, E. N'Goran, J. Utzinger   +12 more
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MIRACIL. CLINICAL TRIAL ON PATIENTS INFECTED WITH SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM AND S. MANSONI [PDF]

, 1949
David Blair, Frank Hawking, C. V. Meeser, Whitney Ross   +3 more
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Detection of four patients who were infected by Schistosoma haematobium in Vietnam

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2019
Nguyen Van De,1 Truong La,2 Pham Ngoc Minh,1 Pham Thi Bich Dao,1 Le Van Duyet3 1Department of Parasitology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam; 2Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, The Western Highlands Agriculture and Forestry Science ...
De NV, La T, Minh PN, Dao PTB, Duyet LV
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