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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, Xianshu Liu, Yunfeng Chang, Shuaiqin Huang, Shuaiqin Huang, Xiang Wu, Xiang Wu   +6 more
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Prevalence and risk factors of schistosomiasis among primary school children in four selected regions of The Gambia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background The Gambia initiated a control programme for schistosomiasis in 2015. In light of this, recent and comprehensive data on schistosomiasis is required to effectively guide the control programme.
Ebrima Joof, A. Sanyang, Yaya Camara, A. Sey, I. Baldeh, Sharmila Lareef Jah, S. Ceesay, S. Sambou, S. Sanyang, C. Wade, Bakary Sanneh   +10 more
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Schistosomes and snails: A molecular encounter [PDF]

, 2014
Copyright © 2014 Knight, Arican-Goktas, Ittiprasert, Odoemelam, Miller and Bridger. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Arican-Goktas, HD, Bridger, JM, Ittiprasert, W, Knight, M, Miller, AN, Odoemelam, EC   +5 more
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Schistosomiasis [PDF]

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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Praziquantel coverage in schools and communities targeted for the elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis in Zanzibar: a cross-sectional survey [PDF]

, 2015
© 2015 Knopp et al. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any ...
Ali, SM, Ame, SM, Blair, L, Fenwick, A, Juma, S, Khamis, IS, Knopp, S, Mohammed, KA, Muhsin, J, Person, B, Rabone, M, Rollinson, D   +11 more
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Sensitivity and specificity of a urine circulating anodic antigen test for the diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium in low endemic settings [PDF]

, 2015
Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interruption of transmission in selected areas are key goals of the World Health Organization for 2025.
Ali, Said M., Ame, Shaali M., Cercamondi, Colin I., Corstjens, Paul L. A. M., de Dood, Claudia J., Knopp, Stefanie, Koukounari, Artemis, Mohammed, Khalfan A., Rollinson, David, Utzinger, Jürg, van Dam, Govert J.   +10 more
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T Lymphocyte-Mediated Liver Immunopathology of Schistosomiasis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
The parasitic worms, Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum, reside in the mesenteric veins, where they release eggs that induce a dramatic granulomatous response in the liver and intestines.
Bing Zheng, Jianqiang Zhang, Hui Chen, Hao Nie, H. Miller, Q. Gong, Chaohong Liu   +6 more
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Prevalence of schistosomiasis and its association with anemia among pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Schistosomiasis is a highly prevalent parasitic disease that can lead to adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. To our knowledge, there has been no systematic review and meta-analysis of schistosomiasis during pregnancy.
I. Adam, Nadiah Alhabardi, Osama Al-Wutayd, A. Khamis   +3 more
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Selecting accurate post-elimination monitoring tools to prevent reemergence of urogenital schistosomiasis in Morocco: a pilot study

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, Fatima Amarir, Paul L.A.M. Corstjens, Claudia J. de Dood, Govert J. van Dam, Amina Hajli, Meryem Belhaddad, Bouchra El Mansouri, Abderrahim Sadak, Mohamed Rhajaoui, El Bachir Adlaoui   +10 more
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The burden of neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, and opportunities for integrated control and elimination [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of chronic parasitic diseases and related conditions that are the most common diseases among the 2·7 billion people globally living on less than US$2 per day.
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