Low Transmission to Elimination: Rural Development as a Key Determinant of the End-Game Dynamics of Schistosoma japonicum in China. [PDF]
Rural development has been a critical component of China's economic miracle since the start of economic reform in the early 1980s, both benefiting from and contributing to the nation's rapid economic growth.
Liang, Song, Spear, Robert, Zhong, Bo
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Major emerging and re-emerging zoonoses in China: a matter of global health and socioeconomic development for 1.3 billion [PDF]
SummaryEmerging and re-emerging zoonoses are a significant public health concern and cause considerable socioeconomic problems globally. The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, avian ...
Cao, Lili, Liu, Quan, Zhu, Xing-Quan
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Objective To analyze whether schistosomiasis japonica has a certain correlation with the occurrence of intestinal cancer and investigate the characteristics of intestinal cancer with schistosomiasis. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data,
YANG Jianghua+4 more
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Patent Landscape of Helminth Vaccines and Related Technologies [PDF]
Executive Summary This report focuses on patent landscape analysis of technologies related to vaccines targeting parasitic worms, also known as helminths.
Burke, Rayna+4 more
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The swine flu alert: keeping Asia safe [PDF]
After years of concern about H5N1 bird flu, the new flu causing global alarm is a pig virus of the H1N1 family. As influenza reports erupt around the world, inevitable questions are arising. Is this the big one?
Balen, J, Caballerho-Anthony, M, Chng, B
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Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with Schistosomiasis Control Initiative-assisted programmes [PDF]
The last decade has seen an expansion of national schistosomiasis control programmes in Africa based on large-scale preventative chemotherapy. In many areas this has resulted in considerable reductions in infection and morbidity levels in treated ...
A Garba+79 more
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Schistosomiasis control in China
After three decades' efforts, schistosomiasis japonica were controlled in one-third (4/12) of endemic provinces and 68.2 (259/380) of endemic counties throughout the country.
Hong-Chang Yuan
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Prophylactic effect of artemether on human Schistosomiasis mansoni among Egyptian children : a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
A double-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted in an endemic focus for Schistosoma mansoni in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Northern Nile Delta, Egypt, to evaluate the prophylactic effect of artemether (ART) given in conjunction with ...
Barakat, Rashida+4 more
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Epidemiological features and control of schistosomiasis japonica in China [PDF]
Achievements and successes have been obtained in schistosomiasis control in China. An epidemic survey was carried out and its results analyzed.
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The in vivo transcriptome of Schistosoma mansoni in the prominent vector species Biomphalaria pfeifferi with supporting observations from Biomphalaria glabrata. [PDF]
BackgroundThe full scope of the genes expressed by schistosomes during intramolluscan development has yet to be characterized. Understanding the gene products deployed by larval schistosomes in their snail hosts will provide insights into their ...
Bu, Lijing+6 more
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