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Background. Schistosomiasis remains a major public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa. It has been associated to morbidity and mortality in developing countries including Cameroon, and Njombe-Penja health district is an endemic area.
Ambe Fabrice Ngwa +7 more
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ABSTRACT Strongyloidiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the soil‐transmitted helminth Strongyloides stercoralis. Immunological assays employing heterologous antigens from Strongyloides venezuelensis represent a valuable alternative to parasitological diagnosis.
William Henry Roldán +7 more
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Using single‐cell and spatial transcriptomics, we identified key regulators that govern cell differentiation involved in parasite development and egg laying in Schistosoma japonicum. This comprehensive study establishes a foundational resource for understanding schistosome biology, deciphers the regulatory programs underlying cell differentiation and ...
Zhigang Lu +9 more
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Fecal occult blood and fecal calprotectin as point-of-care markers of intestinal morbidity in Ugandan children with Schistosoma mansoni infection. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Calprotectin is a calcium-binding cytoplasmic protein found in neutrophils and increasingly used as a marker of bowel inflammation. Fecal occult blood (FOB) is also a dependable indicator of bowel morbidity.
Stothard J. Russell +34 more
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This text presents complementary data corresponding to schistosomiasis mansoni׳s vector control and toxicity on Schistosoma mansoni cercariae using potassium usnate.
Hallysson Douglas Andrade de Araújo +7 more
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Seasonal Effect on the Chemical Composition of Lippia alba Volatile Chemotypes
L. alba, a Brazilian medicinal species, is known for its volatile chemotypes, with fewer studies of its nonvolatile composition. Chemical characterization via GC‐MS and LC‐MS of five individuals, during the rainy and dry season, confirm the variability of the volatile composition but the nonvolatile composition was similar, with a discrete seasonal ...
Marcelino Santiago Barroso Neto +5 more
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ABSTRACT Severe low back pain from spinal epidural and paraspinal venous engorgement secondary to hepatosplenic schistosomiasis is rare. MRI revealed dilated epidural veins and neural foraminal narrowing. The patient was managed conservatively with analgesia and carvedilol for portal hypertension and subsequently experienced complete resolution of back
Endalew Dessie Birara +8 more
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Orally active antischistosomal early leads identified from the open access malaria box. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Worldwide hundreds of millions of schistosomiasis patients rely on treatment with a single drug, praziquantel. Therapeutic limitations and the threat of praziquantel resistance underline the need to discover and develop next generation drugs.
Wells, Timothy N. C. +53 more
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) remain a significant public health challenge in Ethiopia, particularly among university students living in communal settings. However, limited data exist on the trends of these infections among university students.
Getu Abeje +19 more
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Schistosoma mansoni in Colon and Liver
Schistosoma mansoni is the species of the superfamily Schistosomatoidea that is pathogenic to humans. It is found in many countries in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, as well as in the Western Hemisphere, including the islands of the West Indies and parts of Brazil. Its life cycle alternates between asexual multiplication in aquatic snails and sexual
Janusz J, Godyn +2 more
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