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Cellular and humoral immune responses and protection against schistosomes induced by a radiation-attenuated vaccine in chimpanzees [PDF]

, 2001
The radiation-attenuated Schistosoma mansoni vaccine is highly effective in rodents and primates but has never been tested in humans, primarily for safety reasons.
Abe K., Agnew A., Amory Soisson L., Aranda-Michel J., Araújo M. I., Ashton P. D., Bergquist N. R., Butterworth A. E., Butterworth A. E., Caldas I. R., Capron A., Carneiro-Santos P., Caulada-Benedetti Z., Chan M. S., Coulson P. S., de Clercq D., de Jonge N., Deelder A. M., Doetze A., Dunne D. W., Eberl M., Eberl M., Eberl M., Gryseels B, Gryseels B., Grzych J. M., Harrop R., Harrop R., Hsü S. Y., Jankovic D., Kardorff R., Kasper G., Katz N., Kuntz R. E., Mahmoud O. M., Malaquias L. C. C., Mansour M. M., Marguerite M., Medhat A., Montenegro S. M. L., Moser D., Olsen A., Omer F. M., Omer-Ali P., Pearce E. J., Pemberton R. M., Polman K., Prince A. M., Renquist D. M., Rieckmann K. H., Rocha M. O., Sadun E. H., Sadun E. H., Sher A., Smythies L. E., Sundstedt A., Tanner M., Velupillai P., Viana I. R., Viana I. R., von Lichtenberg F., von Lichtenberg F., Williams M. E., Wilson R. A., Yole D. S., Yole D. S.   +65 more
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Intestinal parasitic infections in schoolchildren in different settings of Côte d'Ivoire : effect of diagnostic approach and implications for control [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Social-ecological systems govern parasitic infections in humans. Within the frame of assessing the accuracy of a rapid diagnostic test for Schistosoma mansoni in Cote d'Ivoire, three different endemicity settings had to be identified and ...
AS Stensgaard, B Matthys, CH King, D Glinz, Dimitri Hauri, Eliézer K N’Goran, G Raso, J Aagaard-Hansen, J Keiser, J Keiser, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, J Vercruysse, Jean T Coulibaly, JT Coulibaly, Jürg Utzinger, K Ziegelbauer, Kigbafori D Silué, LD Wang, LT Tchuem Tchuenté, M Booth, M Nacher, M Ouattara, Mamadou Ouattara, MJ Enk, N Katz, N Yakubu, NA N'Guessan, P Druilhe, P Hotez, P Steinmann, P Steinmann, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, R Pullan, RN Chunge, S Brooker, S Knopp, SG Traoré, SJ de Vlas, SL Stanley, SO Asaolu, Stefanie Knopp, T Minenoa, Thomas Fürst, TW Mwangi, WHO, WHO, YX Huang   +49 more
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Microhabitat preferences of Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Lymnaea natalensis in a natural and a man-made habitat in southeastern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2000
Schistosoma mansoni is an important human parasitic disease which is widespread throughout Africa. As Biomphalaria pfeifferi snails act as intermediate host, knowledge of their population ecology is an essential prerequisite towards understanding disease
Tanner, M, Utzinger, J
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Pharmacological Inhibition of c‐Jun N‐Terminal Kinase Activity Exacerbates Liver Damage in Schistosoma mansoni Infected Mice

Liver International, Volume 45, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting more than 250 million people worldwide. Eggs of the parasitic helminth S. mansoni cause major morbidity in the liver, spleen and intestine. Of note, egg‐released soluble antigens (SEA) induce the transcription factor c‐Jun in hepatocytes, promoting hepatocellular ...
Frederik Stettler, Lukas Knedla, Maximilian Hagen, Verena von Bülow, Heike Müller, Annette Tschuschner, Daniel Zahner, Simone Haeberlein, Max F. Moescheid, Anita Windhorst, Monika Burg‐Roderfeld, Dieter Glebe, Bernardo Pereira Moreira, Céline Lesieur, Andreas Schmid, Franco H. Falcone, Christoph G. Grevelding, Elke Roeb, Martin Roderfeld   +18 more
wiley   +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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Sigmoid Schistosomiasis Granuloma Manifested as a Large Painless Supra‐Pubic Mass: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Schistosomiasis remains a prevalent parasitic disease in tropical and subtropical regions, ranking second to malaria in terms of parasitic burden. The disease manifests in two primary forms: urinary schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma haematobium, and intestinal schistosomiasis, associated with S. mansoni and S. japonicum.
Rawa Badri, Safa Abdalrhim, Aymen Hamid, Ahmed Salah Aldeen, Ahmed Tahir, Mohamad Osama Ahmad   +5 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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Molecular characterization and distribution of Schistosoma cercariae collected from naturally infected bulinid snails in northern and central Côte d’Ivoire

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Accurate identification of schistosome species infecting intermediate host snails is important for understanding parasite transmission, schistosomiasis control and elimination.
Yves-Nathan T. Tian-Bi, Bonnie Webster, Cyrille K. Konan, Fiona Allan, Nana R. Diakité, Mamadou Ouattara, Diabaté Salia, Amani Koné, Adolphe K. Kakou, Muriel Rabone, Jean T. Coulibaly, Stefanie Knopp, Aboulaye Meïté, Jürg Utzinger, Eliézer K. N’Goran, David Rollinson   +15 more
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The Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda: A Scoping Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Rwanda is among the African countries affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This scoping review aims to synthesize available information to understand the prevalence, incidence, distribution, morbidity, mortality, and risk factors of NTDs in Rwanda.
Masceline Jenipher Mutsaka‐Makuvaza, Michael Olubusayo Binuyo, Callixte Cyuzuzo, Acsa Igizeneza, Jean Paul Sinumvayo, Oluwaremilekun Grace Ajakaye, Egie Elisha Enabulele, Zororo Chinwadzimba, Ezera Agwu, Nicholas Midzi   +9 more
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The epidemiology of Schistosoma haematobium in Odau community in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2006
A study was conducted between August 2001 and July 2002 to investigate the current pattern of prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma haematobium infection at Odau Community in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria.. Three hundred urine specimens were examined
PI Agi, EJ Okafor
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