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SCHISTOSOMIASIS AND WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT: A RE-EVALUATION OF AN IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENT-HEALTH LINKAGE [PDF]

Many people argue that water resource development projects have negative health effects. In particular, they claim that an increase in schistosomiasis almost automatically results from building dams, irrigation systems, and other water-related activities
Grosse, Scott
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Stricturing Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract—Current Clinical Practice

JGH Open, Volume 10, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Gastrointestinal stricture can occur in the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, and anorectum. Most of the strictures are benign. The prevalence of esophageal strictures (ES) secondary to eosinophilic esophagitis has increased. Pyloric stenosis (PS) is rarely seen in clinical practice.
Monjur Ahmed
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Comorbidities and Events of Clinical Interest in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH): Analysis of Real‐World Data

Pulmonary Circulation, Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients frequently present with cardiometabolic comorbidities and experience substantial hematologic and cardiovascular events. In a retrospective U.S. linked claims‐EHR cohort (n = 16,749), hypertension, heart failure, diabetes, and CKD were common.
Julia R. DiBello, Dena Rosen Ramey, Alexandra G. Cornell, Harald Sinclair Mackenzie, Tammy Jiang, Michelle Skornicki, Dionna Andrean, Jackie Lucia, Ioana R. Preston   +8 more
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Heavy Schistosomiasis Associated With Poor Short-Term Memory and Slower Reaction Times in Tanzania Schoolchildren [PDF]

, 2002
Cross-sectional studies of the relationship between helminth infection and cognitive function can be informative in ways that treatment studies cannot.
Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology,Imperial College Shool of Medicine,London, Department for Infectious Disease
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Effect of Praziquantel on Preventing Delayed Infection of Schistosoma japonicum in Buffaloes and Goats

Microorganisms
Schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma japonicum, continues to pose a major public health threat in East Asia, with an estimated 71 million people at risk of infection. Domestic animals, especially buffaloes and goats, serve as important reservoir hosts,
Xiang Gui, Bing Shao, Haoran Zhong, Rongxue Lv, Hao Li, Ke Lu, Yang Hong, Zhiqiang Fu, Zhenjie Lu, Mengge Xu, Yamei Jin, Jinming Liu   +11 more
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Fine scale Spatial-temporal cluster analysis for the infection risk of Schistosomiasis japonica using space-time scan statistics

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Marching towards the elimination of schistosomiasis in China, both the incidence and prevalence have witnessed profound decline over the past decades, with the strategy shifting from morbidity control to transmission control.
Feng-hua Gao, Eniola Michael Abe, Shi-zhu Li, Li-juan Zhang, Jia-Chang He, Shi-qing Zhang, Tian-ping Wang, Xiao-nong Zhou, Jing Gao   +8 more
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Schistosomiasis among Travelers: New Aspects of an Old Disease

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
Schistosomiasis is increasingly encountered among travelers returning from the tropics; signs and symptoms of travelers may differ from those of local populations.
Eli Schwartz, Galit Artom, Esther Marva, Marc Victor Assous, Galia Rahav, Eyal Meltzer   +5 more
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Using precision mapping of schistosomiasis to guide female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) screening in Cameroon, sub-Saharan Africa

Parasitology
Schistosomiasis remains a significant public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women and children. In Cameroon, urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis affect the lives of millions of impoverished populations, and female genital ...
Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Nestor Feussom Gipwe, Emmanuelle Yimgoua, Vanessa Christinet, Jutta Reinhard-Rupp, J. Russell Stothard   +5 more
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An alternative mebendazole formulation for cystic echinococcosis: the treatment efficacy, pharmacokinetics and safety in mice

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Cystic echinococcosis is a serious zoonotic infection worldwide caused by metacestodes of Echinococcus gruanulosus. Mebendazole and albendazole are the only two drugs used in the treatment of this disease with cure rates only about 30% due to ...
Cong-Shan Liu, Hao-Bing Zhang, Wen Lei, Chao-Wei Zhang, Bin Jiang, Qi Zheng, Jian-Hai Yin, Xiu-Min Han   +7 more
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Rush to Judgment: The STI-Treatment Trials and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

, 2015
Introduction: The extraordinarily high incidence of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa led to the search for cofactor infections that could explain the high rates of transmission in the region.
Akobeng, Anzala, Auvert, Boily, Cartwright, Celum, Celum, Cohen, Deaton, Downs, Eileen Stillwaggon, Estellat, Feldmeier, Fleming, Ghys, Ghys, Ghys, Glynn, Grabowski, Gray, Gray, Gregson, Grosskurth, Grosskurth, Habicht, Harms, Hayes, Hayes, Hayes, Hotez, Hugonnet, Kamali, Kaul, Kaul, Kinzig, Kjetland, Kjetland, Korenromp, Larry Sawers, Larson, Leutscher, Looker, Martin, Modjarrad, Ng, Orroth, Orroth, Orroth, Padian, Pickering, Poggensee, Poggensee, Quigley, R ttingen, Rotchford, Rothman, Rothman, Rothman, Sangani, Schwartz, Schwebke, Sewankambo, Sexton, Stillwaggon, Stillwaggon, Taha, Todd, Victora, Watson-Jones, Watson-Jones, Wawer, WHO, Department of Measurement and Health Information, Wijgert, Wijgert, Wolday, World Health Organization, Worrall   +76 more
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