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The Lancet, 2018 AbstractSchistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that affects millions of people in 78 countries, where it is held responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. It is caused by a blood fluke, which provokes an immunological response to hundreds of its antigens.
D. McManus +5 more
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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]
, 1976 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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Serological Prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum in Mobile Populations in Previously Endemic but Now Non-Endemic Regions of China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Schistosomiasis japonica has been resurging in certain areas of China where its transmission was previously well controlled or interrupted.
Bian, CR +5 more
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Molecular and functional characterization of Schistosoma japonicum annexin A13
Veterinary Research, 2023 Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects humans and animals in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Schistosome eggs are responsible for the pathogenesis and transmission of schistosomiasis, thus reducing egg production is ...
Haoran Zhong +11 more
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Pathogens, 2022 Schistosomiasis is a chronic helminthic disease of both humans and animals and the second most prevalent parasitic disease after malaria. Through a complex migration process, schistosome eggs trapped in the liver can lead to the formation of granulomas ...
Haoran Zhong +4 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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Pathogens, 2021 China has had a long history against schistosomiasis japonica. The most serious prognosis of chronic schistosome infection is hepatic fibrosis, which develops into advanced schistosomiasis if the process is not effectively controlled.
Fei Hu +9 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Constant emerging sites infested with Oncomelania hupensis (O. hupensis) impede the goal realization of eliminating schistosomiasis. The study assessed the spatial and temporal distributions of new Oncomelania snail habitats in Hunan Province ...
Shengming Li +13 more
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