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Pediatric Nephrology, 2014 Schistosomiasis is the second most common socio-economically devastating parasitic disease after malaria, affecting about 240 million residents of developing countries. In Africa, it predominantly manifests as urogenital disease, and the main infective agent is Schistosoma hematobium.
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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 +6 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Cystic echinococcosis is a serious zoonotic infection worldwide caused by metacestodes of Echinococcus gruanulosus. Mebendazole and albendazole are the only two drugs used in the treatment of this disease with cure rates only about 30% due to ...
Cong-Shan Liu +7 more
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A STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND FATE OF ANTIMONY WHEN USED AS TARTAR EMETIC AND FUADIN IN THE TREATMENT OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS WITH SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA [PDF]
, 1947 Stuart W. Lippincott +3 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Schistosomiasis is a prevalent parasitic disease worldwide. The main pathological changes of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis are hepatic granuloma and fibrosis due to worm eggs.
Qianglin Chen +6 more
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Diffusion of treatment in social networks and mass drug administration
Nature Communications, 2017 Mass drug administration depends on the distributors’ contact with community members. Using data of deworming treatment distribution from Ugandan villages, the authors show that community medicine distributors with tightly-knit friendship connections ...
Goylette F. Chami +6 more
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