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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 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
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Digestion, 1998 Schistosomiasis is a man-made disease related to water contact in the agricultural fields and affecting millions of people in developing countries in the tropical and subtropical parts of Africa, Asia and South America. It is a bisexual trematode living in the portal blood and perivesical venous plexus.
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Gates Open Research, 2019 Schistosomiasis remains one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) impacting millions of people around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed a goal of elimination as a public health problem (EPHP) for schistosomiasis to be ...
NTD Modelling Consortium Schistosomiasis Group
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Gates Open Research, 2019 Schistosomiasis remains one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) impacting millions of people around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed a goal of elimination as a public health problem (EPHP) for schistosomiasis to be ...
NTD Modelling Consortium Schistosomiasis Group
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Schistosomiasis Japonica Control in Domestic Animals: Progress and Experiences in China
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 Schistosomiasis japonica, caused by Schistosoma japonicum, is an endemic, zoonotic parasitic disease. Domestic animals, particularly bovines, are thought to play an important role in transmission of the disease. Historically, China was the country mostly
Zhiguo Cao +3 more
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2023 Background Few studies have investigated the change in life expectancy (LE) and the healthy lifespan among patients with advanced schistosomiasis. This study was to evaluate the LE and healthy life expectancy (HLE) for patients and assess the mechanism ...
Honglin Jiang +14 more
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2017 Background After alleged stop of transmission of schistosomiasis and further down the line in post elimination settings, sensitive tools are required to monitor infection status to prevent potential re-emergence.
Abdelaali Balahbib +10 more
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Pattern recognition receptor signaling and innate immune responses to schistosome infection
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Schistosomiasis remains to be a significant public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions. Despite remarkable progress that has been made in the control of the disease over the past decades, its elimination remains a daunting challenge in ...
Nouhoum Dibo +6 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 In this study, we aimed to understand the influence of ecotourism on the distribution of Oncomelania hupensis and to provide a scientific basis for formulating effective snail control methods in tourism development areas.
Zhaojun Li +8 more
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2017 Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by blood flukes. The disease is caused by an inflammatory reaction to parasite eggs retained in the liver, bladder and reproductive organs.
Jutta Reinhard-Rupp, Katharina Klohe
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