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The Lancet, 2018 Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms (blood flukes) of the genus Schistosoma, with considerable morbidity in parts of the Middle East, South America, Southeast Asia and, particularly, in sub-Saharan Africa. Infective larvae grow in an intermediate host (fresh-water snails) before penetrating the skin
McManus, D. P. +5 more
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Advances in Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis: Focus on Challenges and Future Approaches
International Journal of General Medicine, 2023 Schistosomiasis is the second most devastating parasite prevalent in the tropical region of the world, posing significant public health impacts in endemic areas.
Bayissa Chala
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Current Tropical Medicine Reports, 2023 Purposeof Review The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the burden of schistosomiasis in the European continent. It discusses three subjects: the endemic forms of non-human schistosomiasis in Europe; the introduction of transmission of ...
A. Gabrielli, Amadou Garba Djirmay
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Schistosomiasis with a Focus on Africa
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021 Schistosomiasis is a common neglected tropical disease of impoverished people and livestock in many developing countries in tropical Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.
O. Aula +3 more
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The Road to Elimination: Current State of Schistosomiasis Research and Progress Towards the End Game
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 The new WHO Roadmap for Neglected Tropical Diseases targets the global elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem. To date, control strategies have focused on effective diagnostics, mass drug administration, complementary and integrative ...
P. Ogongo +3 more
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Vaccines for Human Schistosomiasis: Recent Progress, New Developments and Future Prospects
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 Schistosomiasis, caused by human trematode blood flukes (schistosomes), remains one of the most prevalent and serious of the neglected tropical parasitic diseases.
Adebayo J. Molehin, D. McManus, H. You
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 Preventive chemotherapy interventions for the control of soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) and schistosomiasis scaled up from a global coverage level of around 5% in the year 2000 to a coverage that surpassed 60% in the year 2019.
A. Montresor +3 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Schistosomiasis is the second most important human parasitic disease in terms of socioeconomic impact, causing great morbidity and mortality, predominantly across the African continent.
Patrice A. Mawa +4 more
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Elimination of Schistosomiasis Japonica in China: From the One Health Perspective
China CDC Weekly, 2022 Schistosomiasis japonica is caused by infection of Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum), which infected 12 million residents in the 1950s in China and was a heavy burden to public health and socioeconomic development (1). After more than seven decades of
Zhong Hong +6 more
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Urogenital Schistosomiasis—History, Pathogenesis, and Bladder Cancer
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 Schistosomiasis is the most important helminthiasis worldwide in terms of morbidity and mortality. Most of the infections occurs in Africa, which about two thirds are caused by Schistosoma haematobium. The infection with S.
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