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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005 OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity of a recently developed rapid test - a colloidal dye immunofiltration assay (CDIFA) - used by health workers in field settings to identify villagers infected with Schistosoma japonicum.
Xiang Xiao +5 more
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Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.Globally nearly 40% of children under 5 years old are anaemic, which affects their ability to grow and develop. A cluster randomised trial was conducted in 60 communities in Southern Mali to evaluate the added impact of home fortification with micronutrient powders, delivered alongside seasonal malaria chemoprevention, on anaemia, malaria infection ...
Niélé H. Diarra +18 more
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Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia, 2016 Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a zoonosis disease caused by blood flukes (trematodes) of the genus Schistosoma sp. There are a few species that can infect humans and animals, including Schistosoma aponicum, Schistosoma mansonia, Schistosoma hematobium, Schistosoma intercalatum Schistosoma guineensis and Schistosoma mekongi.1 This disease ...
Husnawati, Eka, Lusiyana, Novyan
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Spatial risk profiling of Schistosoma japonicum in Eryuan county, Yunnan province, China
Geospatial Health, 2007 Bayesian spatial risk profiling holds promise to enhance our understanding of the epidemiology of parasitic diseases, and to target interventions in a cost-effective manner.
Peter Steinmann +11 more
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A New Method to Test Molluscicides against the Philippine Schistosomiasis Snail Vectors
Journal of Parasitology Research, 2020 To expedite the discovery of novel molluscicides in the laboratory, this study aimed to evaluate the performance of a new molluscicidal assay. This assay is based on Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi snails and is called miniaturized plate test or mpt.
Darwin C. Gomez, Neil Anacta
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Spinal neuroschistosomiasis caused by Schistoma mansoni: cases reported in two brothers
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background Spinal neuroschistosomiasis (SN) is one of the most severe clinical presentations of schistosomiasis infection and an ectopic form of the disease caused by any species of Schistosoma.
Ana Lúcia Coutinho Domingues +7 more
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Urothelial carcinoma: Perioperative considerations from top to bottom
CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, EarlyView.Abstract Urothelial carcinoma is an aggressive entity that is associated with significant morbidity, but there have been major advances in both our understanding of and treatment options for patients with this disease. In this review, the authors focus on novel therapeutic and diagnostic approaches in the perioperative setting, with an emphasis on ...
Wesley Yip +8 more
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Scientific ReportsDepression is the second leading-cause of disability in China. Although studies have shown that more than 80% of patients with advanced schistosomiasis (AS) suffer from anxiety and depression, these study groups are all hospitalized patients with AS and ...
Aizhen Hu +8 more
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American Journal of Hematology, Volume 100, Issue 9, Page 1590-1602, September 2025.Key challenges in diagnosing anemia in high‐altitude populations include variability in hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, associated pathological conditions, altitude‐induced plasma volume changes, and environmental factors such as contamination and nutrition.
Ayoub Boulares +11 more
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Malaria Journal, 2017 Ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) in humans to reduce malaria vectors is yet another use for this remarkable medicine whose discoverers shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine with the discoverer of artemisinin.
Frank O. Richards
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