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CYP2D6 and IL-6 c-174G variants in schistosomiasis haematobia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
AIM: To study the polymorphic variants in CYP2D6 and the C-174G promoter polymorphism of the IL-6 gene on S. haematobium infected patients from an endemic area of Guinea Bissau. BACKGROUND: - Our group has shown that schistosome egg associated catechol
Alves, H.   +6 more
core  

ВСПЫШКА МОЧЕПОЛОВОГО ШИСТОСОМОЗА НА КОРСИКЕ [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The article contains a review of the literature on the history of studying human schistosomiasis and a description of the outbreak of urogenital schistosomiasis on the island of Corsica, France, which continues from 2011—2013 until now.
А. Л. Россина   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Questionnaires for rapid screening of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization, 2002
New initiatives are aiming to reduce the global burden of schistosomiasis, mainly through the large-scale application of chemotherapy. To target chemotherapy effectively, rapid assessment procedures are needed for identifying high-risk communities that ...
Lengeler Christian   +2 more
doaj  

Effect of communal piped water supply on water use pattern and the transmission of schistosomiasis haematobia in an endemic area of Kenya [PDF]

open access: yesEffect of communal piped water supply on water use pattern and the transmission of schistosomiasis haematobia in an endemic area of Kenya
長崎大学学位論文 [学位記番号]博(医歯薬)甲第267号 [学位授与年月日 ...
阿部, 眞由美
openaire   +1 more source

Use of remote sensing and a geographical information system in a national helminth control programme in Chad

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization, 2002
OBJECTIVE: To design and implement a rapid and valid epidemiological assessment of helminths among schoolchildren in Chad using ecological zones defined by remote sensing satellite sensor data and to investigate the environmental limits of helminth ...
Brooker Simon   +7 more
doaj  

SCHISTOSOMIASIS AND WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT: A RE-EVALUATION OF AN IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENT-HEALTH LINKAGE [PDF]

open access: yes
Many people argue that water resource development projects have negative health effects. In particular, they claim that an increase in schistosomiasis almost automatically results from building dams, irrigation systems, and other water-related activities
Grosse, Scott
core   +1 more source

Could Estradiol be used as a biomarker of infection in Schistosoma haematobium infected patients? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Urogenital schistosomiasis is a chronic infection caused by the human blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium. Schistosomiasis haematobia is a known risk factor for cancer leading to squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder (SCC).
Botelho, M.C   +4 more
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Symptoms and fertility state of 93 female residents of the Bengo region of Angola, an area endemic for schistosomiasis haematobia. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Women unable to become pregnant after one year of trial (self-reported primary infertility - Group 2) and those who had borne fewer children than desired (self-reported secondary infertility - Group 3).Sh egg +ve, positive for eggs of S.
Cristiano Oliveira (567062)   +16 more
core   +1 more source

Schistosoma mansoni infection impairs reproduction in mice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
AIM: To study the effect of S. mansoni infection in fertility using a mouse model. BACKGROUND: - Our group is listed in the Top 10 most publishing authors in the field of schistosomiasis as a cause of infertility; - Estrogen-like molecules produced by ...
Alves, H.   +4 more
core  

Genetic manipulation of Schistosoma haematobium, the neglected schistosome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Minimal information on the genome and proteome of Schistosoma haematobium is available, in marked contrast to the situation with the other major species of human schistosomes for which draft genome sequences have been reported. Accordingly,
Fred A Lewis   +34 more
core   +1 more source

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