Questionnaires for rapid screening of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa
Bulletin 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
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Anemia among Children Exposed to Polyparasitism in Coastal Kenya [PDF]
, 2015 Anemia represents a substantial problem for children living in areas with limited resources and significant parasite burden. We performed a cross-sectional study of 254 Kenyan preschool-and early school-age children in a setting endemic for multiple ...
Bustinduy, Amaya L +7 more
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Factors associated with coverage of praziquantel for schistosomiasis control in the community-direct intervention (CDI) approach in Mali (West Africa) [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Despite the progress made in the control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD), schistosome and soil-transmitted helminth infections are far from being effectively managed in many parts of the world.
Abdoulaye Dabo +4 more
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Bulletin 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
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Use of Molecular Genetic Engineering in the Study of Animal Parasites and Their Vectors [PDF]
, 1989 Molecular genetics coupled with advances in immunology and parasite culture has become a powerful tool to study animal parasites and their vectors. Recombinant DNA techniques allow one to identify individual genes of DNA probes, amplify the nucleic acid ...
LoVerde, P. T. (Philip)
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Schistosoma mansoni infection impairs reproduction in mice [PDF]
, 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
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Urinary tract pathology in some Schistosoma haematobium infected Nigerians [PDF]
, 2010 The parasitological investigation assessing the ova of Schistosoma haematobium in urine of 138 volunteers in Ihieve-Ogben, Edo State, Nigeria revealed a prevalence of 43 (31.2%).
Blackie, HOT +4 more
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A call for systems epidemiology to tackle the complexity of schistosomiasis, its control, and elimination [PDF]
, 2019 Ever since the first known written report of schistosomiasis in the mid-19th century, researchers have aimed to increase knowledge of the parasites, their hosts, and the mechanisms contributing to infection and disease. This knowledge generation has been
Balen, Julie +3 more
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Antileashmanial activity of Artemisia sieberi essential oil against Leishmania infantum in vitro [PDF]
, 2016 Background and aims: VL (Viseral Leishmaniosis) the second- most dreaded parasitic disease after malaria is currently endemic in 88 countries. Artemisia sieberi is native medicinal plants in Iran and their effects are scientifically proven to be ...
Abouhosseini Tabari, Mohaddeseh. +5 more
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"Schistosomiasis in South Africa": a review of the history, intermediate hosts, incidence, signs and symptoms and treatment, based on an analysis of thirty-four cases. With an appendix on the recently introduced organic anatomy compounds [PDF]
, 1932 Schistosomiasis as it appears in South Africa has certain features and peculiarities differentiating it from the type seen in other lands. There appears to be no coordinated account in the literature of Schistosomiasis in South Africa and an attempt ...
Baynash, J. B.
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