Urinary estrogen metabolites and self-reported infertility in women infected with Schistosoma haematobium. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BackgroundSchistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease, endemic in 76 countries, that afflicts more than 240 million people. The impact of schistosomiasis on infertility may be underestimated according to recent literature.
Júlio Santos +16 more
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Cross-sectional study of the burden of vector-borne and soil-transmitted polyparasitism in rural communities of Coast Province, Kenya. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: In coastal Kenya, infection of human populations by a variety of parasites often results in co-infection or poly-parasitism. These parasitic infections, separately and in conjunction, are a major cause of chronic clinical and sub-clinical ...
Bisanzio, D +6 more
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Halting Schistosoma haematobium - Associated Bladder Cancer [PDF]
, 2017 Background: At present schistosomiasis is endemic in 78 countries, affecting more than 260 million people. Schistosomiasis haematobia alone affects more than 112 millions.
Alves, Helena +2 more
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Understanding Urogenital Schistosomiasis-Related Bladder Cancer: An Update
Frontiers in Medicine, 2018 Infection with Schistosoma haematobium leads to urogenital schistosomiasis, which has been correlated with the occurrence of bladder cancer. However, mechanisms responsible for this association have not yet been clearly identified.
Kenji Ishida +3 more
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Bladder cancer and urinary Schistosomiasis in Angola [PDF]
, 2015 J Nephrol Res. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2015 Jul 9. Disponível em: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4497783/Schistosomiasis haematobia is among the most prevalent parasitosis in Angola.
Alves, H., Botelho, M.C., Figueiredo, J.
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Impact of Drought on the Spatial Pattern of Transmission of Sehistosoma haematobium in Coastal Kenya [PDF]
, 2011 We analyzed temporal changes in spatial patterns of active Schistosoma haematobium infection in different age groups and associated them with ponds infested with Bulinus snails.
Bustinduy, Amaya L +5 more
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Microhabitat preferences of Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Lymnaea natalensis in a natural and a man-made habitat in southeastern Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2000 Schistosoma mansoni is an important human parasitic disease which is widespread throughout Africa. As Biomphalaria pfeifferi snails act as intermediate host, knowledge of their population ecology is an essential prerequisite towards understanding disease
Tanner, M, Utzinger, J
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Schistosome and liver fluke derived catechol-estrogens and helminth associated cancers [PDF]
, 2014 Infection with helminth parasites remains a persistent public health problem in developing countries. Three of these pathogens, the liver flukes Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini and the blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium, are of particular ...
Botelho, M.C. +8 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005 Several cases of therapeutic failure of praziquantel used for the treatment of urinary schistosomiasis have been reported. Alternative drugs, like niridazol and metrifonate, have shown a lower therapeutic effect and more side effects than praziquantel ...
Iran Mendonça da Silva +6 more
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Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2000 Para determinar a prevalência, identificar os comportamentos de risco e os níveis de informação sobre a esquistossomose urinária, realizou-se um estudo transversal, entre outubro e novembro de 1996, em três escolas primárias da Área de Saúde 1º de Junho,
Lorna Gujral, Rui Gama Vaz
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