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Paragonimiasis Diagnosed Through Detection of Parasitic Ova in Pleural Effusion: A Clinical Case Report

open access: yesRespirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
We report a rare case of paragonimiasis initially presenting with trauma. Initial imaging and laboratory findings were predominantly indicative of trauma and nonspecific inflammatory responses, which obscured the clues of parasitic infection. The definitive diagnosis was achieved through comprehensive epidemiological history collection and parasitic ...
Man Luo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The History of Schistosomiasis Japonica in Taiwan

open access: yesKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006
Studies of schistosomiasis japonica in Taiwan indicate that the Formosan strain of Schistosoma japonicum is zoophilic in nature. After the discovery of the adult worm of S.
Ping-Chin Fan
doaj   +1 more source

Do schistosome vaccine trials in mice have an intrinsic flaw that generates spurious protection data? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The laboratory mouse has been widely used to test the efficacy of schistosome vaccines and a long list of candidates has emerged from this work, many of them abundant internal proteins.
A Dessein   +117 more
core   +2 more sources

Pharmacological Inhibition of c‐Jun N‐Terminal Kinase Activity Exacerbates Liver Damage in Schistosoma mansoni Infected Mice

open access: yesLiver 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   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterizing genetic variation on the Z chromosome in Schistosoma japonicum reveals host-parasite co-evolution

open access: yesParasites & Vectors
Background Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that afflicts millions of people worldwide; it is caused by Schistosoma, the only dioecious flukes with ZW systems. Schistosoma japonicum is endemic to Asia; the Z chromosome of S.
An Zhou   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Qualitative and quantitative proteomic analyses of Schistosoma japonicum eggs and egg-derived secretory-excretory proteins

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2019
Schistosome parasites lay up to a thousand eggs per day inside the veins of their mammalian hosts. The immature eggs deposited by females against endothelia of venules will embryonate within days.
C. De Marco Verissimo   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sigmoid Schistosomiasis Granuloma Manifested as a Large Painless Supra‐Pubic Mass: A Case Report

open access: yesClinical 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   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cross Infectivity Study of Four Subspecies of Oncomelania hupensis in Four Geographical Strains of Schistosoma Japonicum

open access: yesJournal of Mathematical and Fundamental Sciences, 2019
. Four subspecies of Oncomelania hupensis, namely O.h.lindoensis, O.h.hupensis, O.h.nosophora and O.h.quadrasi were exposed to miracidia of four different geographical strains of Schistosoma japonicum, i.e.: the Chinese, Japanese, Philippine and ...
M. Sudomo
doaj  

SCHISTOSOMIASIS, Hubungan Respon Imun dan Perubahan Patologi

open access: yesMajalah Kedokteran Andalas, 2011
AbstrakSchistosomiasis merupakan suatu penyakit tropik yang disebabkan oleh cacing genus Schistosoma. Spesies yang dapat menginfeksi manusia antara lain Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma japonicum, Schistosoma mekongi, Schistosoma haematobium dan ...
Selfi Renita Rusjdi
doaj   +1 more source

Human schistosomiasis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Human schistosomiasis-or bilharzia-is a parasitic disease caused by trematode fl ukes of the genus Schistosoma. By conservative estimates, at least 230 million people worldwide are infected with Schistosoma spp.
Bustinduy, Amaya L   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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