Community Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices Associated with Urogenital Schistosomiasis among School-Aged Children in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania [PDF]
, 2016 Background: On the Zanzibar islands, United Republic of Tanzania, elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis is strived for in the coming years. This qualitative study aimed to better understand community knowledge, perceptions, and practices associated ...
A'Kadir, Faiza M. +7 more
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The Immunology of Schistosomiasis [PDF]
, 1969 Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the immunology of schistosomiasis. The only developments relating to innate immunity refer to the death of cercariae in the skin. Concomitant immunity has been shown to operate in a number of experimental systems, and there are encouraging reports that it may operate in human infections.
S.R. Smithers, R.J. Terry
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Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with schistosomiasis control initiative-assisted programmes [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background The last decade has seen an expansion of national schistosomiasis control programmes in Africa based on large-scale preventative chemotherapy.
Michael D. French +13 more
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Identification of training needs in schistosomiasis research to build capacity for schistosomiasis control in Uganda. [PDF]
Trop Med Int HealthAbstract Background Schistosomiasis is the leading cause of fatal upper gastrointestinal bleeding among adults in East Africa. The prevalence among school‐aged children in villages along the Albert–Nile shoreline in North‐Western Uganda is estimated at 85%.
Nakanjako D +10 more
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2002 In 1851, Theodor Bilharz described a parasitic infection (bilharzia) that would later be termed schistosomiasis. Currently, 200 million people in 74 countries have this disease; 120 million of them have symptoms, and 20 million have severe illness.1 Schistosomiasis is caused by parasitic trematode worms (schistosomes) that reside in the abdominal veins
Eli, Schwartz, Judith, Rozenman
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Late cutaneous schistosomiasis representing an isolated skin manifestation of Schistosoma mansoni infection [PDF]
, 2000 Ectopic late cutaneous schistosomiasis is usually preceded or accompanied by visceral schistosomiasis infection. Our patient presented the very rare case of late cutaneous schistosomiasis as an isolated skin manifestation.
Kick, G. +2 more
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Genital manifestations of tropical diseases [PDF]
, 2004 Genital symptoms in tropical countries and among returned travellers can arise from a variety of bacterial, protozoal, and helminthic infections which are not usually sexually transmitted.
Richens, J
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Should we be treating animal schistosomiasis in Africa? The need for a One Health economic evaluation of schistosomiasis control in people and their livestock [PDF]
, 2017 A One Health economic perspective allows informed decisions to be made regarding control priorities and/or implementation strategies for infectious diseases. Schistosomiasis is a major and highly resilient disease of both humans and livestock.
Gower, C M, Vince, L, Webster, J P
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Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background The results presented here are part of a five-year cluster-randomised intervention trial that was implemented to understand how best to gain and sustain control of schistosomiasis through different preventive chemotherapy strategies.
Anna E. Phillips +7 more
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Circulating antigen tests and urine reagent strips for diagnosis of active schistosomiasis in endemic areas [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Point-of-care (POC) tests for diagnosing schistosomiasis include tests based on circulating antigen detection and urine reagent strip tests.
Bossuyt, P.M.M. +8 more
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