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One Health – an Ecological and Evolutionary Framework for tackling Neglected Zoonotic Diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Understanding the complex population biology and transmission ecology of multihost parasites has been declared as one of the major challenges of biomedical sciences for the 21st century and the Neglected Zoonotic Diseases (NZDs) are perhaps the most ...
Adamo   +135 more
core   +4 more sources

Alternatives to Praziquantel for the Prevention and Control of Schistosomiasis.

open access: yesACS Infectious Diseases, 2020
Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease provoked by infection with parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, affects almost 240 million people worldwide, and more than 700 million people live in endemic areas.
T. Spangenberg
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of Total Serum IgE Level and Associated Factors in Asthmatic Patients at the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder with both genetic and environmental underlying risk factors. Allergic asthma, the most prevalent kind, is mostly ascribed to aberrant T helper type 2 (Th2) inflammation and is brought on by allergens.
Ayenew Assefa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
Urogenital schistosomiasis was diagnosed in a man from Germany who had never traveled outside Europe. He likely acquired the infection in Corsica, France, but did not swim in the Cavu River, which was linked to a previous outbreak.
C. Rothe   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reimagining Urban River Bathing in Europe: A Multisectoral and Interdisciplinary Dive Into Lyon's Rivers (France)

open access: yesRiver Research and Applications, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 224-241, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Urban river bathing is re‐emerging across Europe, driven by social demand and climate change impacts. The Urban Bathing Consortium, an interdisciplinary and intersectoral consortium initiated at the University of Lyon (France), is at the forefront of studying the challenges and opportunities of creating and managing healthy, safe, and ...
Yixin Cao   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of molecular markers associated with drug resistance of Plasmodium vivax isolates in Western Yunnan Province, China

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Plasmodium vivax is the most widely distributed malaria parasite, and its drug resistance poses unique challenges to malaria elimination. The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is known as the global epicenter of multidrug resistance. Surveillance
Xiaoxiao Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Schistosomiasis in School Age Children in Sierra Leone After 6 Years of Mass Drug Administration With Praziquantel

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2019
Historic data and baseline surveys showed schistosomiasis as highly/moderately endemic in 7 of 14 districts in Sierra Leone, justifying annual/biennial mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel.
Y. Bah   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pesticide pollution in freshwater paves the way for schistosomiasis transmission

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2020
Schistosomiasis is a severe neglected tropical disease caused by trematodes and transmitted by freshwater snails. Snails are known to be highly tolerant to agricultural pesticides. However, little attention has been paid to the ecological consequences of
J. Becker   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Harnessing controlled human infection models to accelerate vaccine development for neglected tropical diseases: Lessons from leishmaniasis

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Clinical Investigation, Volume 56, Issue 1, January 2026.
Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIMs) offer a powerful approach to accelerate vaccine development for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This review highlights scientific and translational advances enabled by CHIMs, with a focus on a novel Leishmania major model.
Vivak Parkash
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of optimum scopes of environmental factors for snails using spatial analysis techniques in Dongting Lake Region, China

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Owing to the harmfulness and seriousness of Schistosomiasis japonica in China, the control and prevention of S. japonica transmission are imperative. As the unique intermediate host of this disease, Oncomelania hupensis plays an important role
Jin-Yi Wu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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