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A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the immunopathology of schistosomiasis? [PDF]

, 2012
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have been demonstrated to have a role in immune regulation. In general, they are anti-inflammatory and promote Th2 type responses, and they are associated with the alternative activation of macrophages.
Allen, JT, Anthony, BJ, Li, Y, McManus, D   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Mapping molluscan endocrinology: a systematic and critical appraisal

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Historically, a vertebrate‐centric paradigm has framed our interpretation of molluscan endocrinology, with considerable research focusing on vertebrate‐type steroid hormones (e.g. oestrogens, testosterone). However, contradictory evidence on the occurrence of vertebrate‐type steroid hormones in molluscan tissues, and a lack of the specific ...
Konstantinos Panagiotidis, Thomas H. Miller, Olwenn V. Martin, Alice Baynes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Penyusunan dan Penerapan Peraturan Desa tentang Pengendalian Schistosomiasis di Daerah Endemis

Jurnal Vektor Penyakit, 2022
In Indonesia, schistosomiasis is caused by the blood worm Schistosoma japonicum, resulting  harmful impact on the economy and public health.
Junus Widjaja, Ahmad Erlan, Intan Tolistiawaty, Yuyun Srikandi, Hasrida Mustafa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Abdoulie M Sanyang, Yaya Camara, A. Sey, I. Baldeh, Sharmila Lareef Jah, S. Ceesay, S. Sambou, S. Sanyang, C. Wade, Bakary Sanneh   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Modelling environmentally-mediated infectious diseases of humans: transmission dynamics of schistosomiasis in China. [PDF]

, 2010
Macroparasites of humans are sensitive to a variety of environmental variables, including temperature, rainfall and hydrology, yet current comprehension of these relationships is limited.
Remais, Justin
core   +1 more source

Prospective of indigenous African wild food plants in alleviation of the severe iron deficiency anaemia in Sub‐Saharan Africa

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub‐Saharan Africa, where population growth, displacement and limited resources heighten nutritional insecurity. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Eltayb Abdellatef, Yohannes Gedamu Gebre, Petra Bauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Devouring the Invaders: The Racial‐Ecological Politics of the Chinese Crayfish Trade in Kenya

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines entanglements of ecology, race, and foodways at Lake Naivasha in Kenya. Nonnative Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), first introduced to Kenya in the 1960s, were once viewed as invasive but are now sought after as a delicacy among Kenya's Chinese community.
Amanda Kaminsky
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of the Three Gorges Dam on schistosomiasis control in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River

Global Health Journal, 2019
This paper summarizes the factors affecting schistosomiasis transmission in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River before and after the completion of the Three Gorges Dam and analyzes schistosomiasis prevalence trends to provide a basis for ...
Shiqing Zhang, Tianping Wang, Yibiao Zhou, Zhiguo Cao, Guangming Zhang, Na Wang, Qinwu Jiang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integration of prevention and control measures for female genital schistosomiasis, HIV and cervical cancer

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2020
Female genital schistosomiasis as a result of chronic infection with Schistosoma haematobium (commonly known as bilharzia) continues to be largely ignored by national and global health policy-makers. International attention for large-scale action against
D. Engels, P. Hotez, Camilla Ducker, M. Gyapong, A. Bustinduy, W. Secor, W. Harrison, S. Theobald, Rachael Thomson, V. Gamba, M. C. Masong, P. Lammie, Kreeneshni Govender, P. Mbabazi, M. Malecela   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source