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An improved genome assembly of the fluke Schistosoma japonicum

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Background Schistosoma japonicum is a parasitic flatworm that causes human schistosomiasis, which is a significant cause of morbidity in China and the Philippines. A single draft genome was available for S. japonicum, yet this assembly is very fragmented
F. Luo, Mingbo Yin, X. Mo, Cheng-song Sun, Qunfeng Wu, B. Zhu, M. Xiang, Jipeng Wang, Yi Wang, Jian Li, Ting Zhang, Bin Xu, Huajun Zheng, Zheng Feng, Wei Hu   +14 more
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Sex in Immune Cells and Parasitic Diseases — A Complex Relationship

Immunological Reviews, Volume 337, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Epidemiological studies consistently show that many parasitic diseases affect males more frequently than females. These disparities are multifactorial, arising partly from gender‐specific behaviors that influence exposure risk and health‐seeking practices, especially in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Increasing evidence also highlights that
Barbara Honecker, Charlotte Sophie Hansen, Hanna Lotter   +2 more
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Point of Care Diagnosis of Multiple Schistosome Parasites: Species-specific DNA Detection in Urine by Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) [PDF]

, 2017
Schistosomes are easily transmitted and high chance of repeat infection, so if control strategies based on targeted mass drug administration (MDA) are to succeed it is essential to have a test that is sensitive, accurate and simple to use.
Anyan, William K., Bosompem, Kwabena M., Lodh, Nilanjan, Mikita, Kei, Otchere, Joseph, Quartey, Joseph K., Shiff, Clive J.   +6 more
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Temporal transcriptome change of Oncomelania hupensis revealed by Schistosoma japonicum invasion

Cell & Bioscience, 2020
The freshwater snail Oncomelania hupensis is the obligate intermediate host for Schistosoma japonicum in China. Transcriptomic examination of snail–schistosome interactions can provide valuable information of host response at physiological and immune ...
Xinyu Feng, Ling-Qian Zhu, Zhiqiang Qin, X. Mo, Y. Hao, Ying Jiang, Wei Hu, Shizhu Li   +7 more
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Molluscicidal Activity of Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) and Camellia sinensis var. Assamica (Purple Tea) Extracts Against Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the Major Vector Snail of Human Schistosomiasis in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Freshwater pulmonate snails are prevalent across Kenya and act as intermediate hosts for trematode parasites, some of which are snail vectors for human schistosomiasis. Chemical molluscicides have rarely been used routinely in Kenya to control snails due to high costs of manufacture and the subsequent environmental concerns associated with their use ...
Nickson Samoo, Ruth Nyangacha, Amos Mbugua, Ibrahim Mwangi, Charles K. Syengo, Martina Laidemitt, Martin Mutuku, Hudson Pinto   +7 more
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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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The P2X7 Receptor and Its Relation to Neglected Tropical Diseases: Focusing on Chagas Disease

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that can lead to severe cardiac complications, including chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy. While NTDs are caused by a variety of pathogens—such as protozoa, bacteria, viruses, and helminths, Chagas disease remains underexplored, particularly regarding host immune responses.
Caroline de Souza Ferreira Pereira, Robson Xavier Faria, Wei Wang   +2 more
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Preliminary genetic evidence of two different populations of Opisthorchis viverrini in Lao PDR [PDF]

, 2017
Opisthorchis viverrini is a major public health concern in Southeast Asia. Various reports have suggested that this parasite may represent a species complex, with genetic structure in the region perhaps being dictated by geographical factors and ...
B Sripa, Bonnie L. Webster, BS Weir, C Grundy-Warr, CD Criscione, CD Criscione, DA Earl, David Blair, Elizabeth J. Carlton, F Prugnolle, F Rousset, G Evanno, GN Huo, JK Pritchard, Joanne P. Webster, M Jakobsson, M Nei, M Nei, M Schuelke, MJ Gorton, MM Breunig, N Chamadol, N Kiatsopit, N Kiatsopit, N Kiatsopit, N Laoprom, N Laoprom, N Laoprom, Nadda Kiatsopit, Nonglak Laoprom, O Pitaksakulrat, Opal Pitaksakulrat, P Sithithaworn, P Sithithaworn, P Sithithaworn, P Sithithaworn, Paiboon Sithithaworn, Poppy H. L. Lamberton, R Peakall, RH Andrews, Robert C. Spear, Ross H. Andrews, S Papadimitriou, S Wright, Thewarach Laha, Trevor N. Petney, W Saijuntha, W Saijuntha, W Saijuntha   +48 more
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Laboratory Evaluation of a Basic Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA) Assay for Early Detection of Schistosoma japonicum [PDF]

, 2022
Wangping Deng, Shenglin Wang, Liping Wang, Chao Lv, Yinlong Li, Ting Feng, Zhiqiang Qin, Jing Xu   +7 more
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Dynamic transcriptomes identify biogenic amines and insect-like hormonal regulation for mediating reproduction in Schistosoma japonicum

Nature Communications, 2017
Eggs produced by the mature female parasite are responsible for the pathogenesis and transmission of schistosomiasis. Female schistosomes rely on a unique male-induced strategy to accomplish reproductive development, a process that is incompletely ...

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