Bayesian risk mapping and model-based estimation of Schistosoma haematobium : Schistosoma mansoni co-distribution in Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]
Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni are blood flukes that cause urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis, respectively. In Côte d'Ivoire, both species are endemic and control efforts are being scaled up.
Silué, Kigbafori D. +32 more
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Background Angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The intermediate hosts of A.
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Mapping and prediction of schistosomiasis in Nigeria using compiled survey data and Bayesian geospatial modelling [PDF]
Schistosomiasis prevalence data for Nigeria were extracted from peer-reviewed journals and reports, geo-referenced and collated in a nationwide geographical information system database for the generation of point prevalence maps.
Mafe, Margaret A. +34 more
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Sustaining control of schistosomiasis mansoni in moderate endemicity areas in western Côte d'Ivoire : a SCORE study protocol [PDF]
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that occurs in the tropics and subtropics. The mainstay of control is preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel. In Africa, an estimated 230 million people require preventive chemotherapy.
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Heavy schistosomiasis associated with poor short-term memory and slower reaction times in Tanzanian schoolchildren. [PDF]
Cross-sectional studies of the relationship between helminth infection and cognitive function can be informative in ways that treatment studies cannot.
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The development and implementation of diagnostic tools for the detection of Schistosoma in freshwater snail vectors were added to the World Health Organization’s guidelines on the control and elimination of human schistosomiasis in 2022.
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Consumed by Abdominal Distention
Arthritis Care &Research, Volume 78, Issue 8, Page 959-966, August 2026.
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Schistosomiasis is the second most common socio-economically devastating parasitic disease after malaria, affecting about 240 million residents of developing countries. In Africa, it predominantly manifests as urogenital disease, and the main infective agent is Schistosoma hematobium.
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Resisting control of neglected tropical diseases: Dilemmas in the mass treatment of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in north-west Uganda [PDF]
Copyright @ 2007 Cambridge University PressA strong case has recently been made by academics and policymakers to develop national programmes for the integrated control of Africa's 'neglected tropical diseases'.
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Molecular identification of Cryptosporidium spp. from animal sources in China
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