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IgG persistence showed weak clinical aspects in chronic schistosomiasis patients
Scientific Reports, 2023 Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic disease, which affects the quality of daily life of patients and imposes a huge burden on society. Hepatic fibrosis in response to continuous insult of eggs to the liver is a significant cause of morbidity and ...
Shudong Xie +8 more
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Pathogens, 2022 Schistosomiasis japonica caused by the trematode flukes of Schistosoma japonicum was one of the most grievous infectious diseases in China in the mid-20th century, while its elimination has been placed on the agenda of the national strategic plan of ...
Chao Lv +5 more
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Modelling environmentally-mediated infectious diseases of humans: transmission dynamics of schistosomiasis in China. [PDF]
, 2010 Macroparasites of humans are sensitive to a variety of environmental variables, including temperature, rainfall and hydrology, yet current comprehension of these relationships is limited.
Remais, Justin
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Quantifying quality of life and disability of patients with advanced schistosomiasis japonica.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011 BackgroundThe Chinese government lists advanced schistosomiasis as a leading healthcare priority due to its serious health and economic impacts, yet it has not been included in the estimates of schistosomiasis burden in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
Tie-Wu Jia +7 more
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Assessment of morbidity due to Schistosoma japonicum infection in China [PDF]
, 2014 This paper presents a historical assessment of morbidity due to the Schistosoma japonicum infection in China. Due to the socio-economic situation, which did not allow for a control program to be implemented until the early 1950s, morbidity was serious ...
Ming-gang Chen
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Real-time PCR demonstrates high prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum in the Philippines: implications for surveillance and control. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 BACKGROUND:The Philippines has a population of approximately 103 million people, of which 6.7 million live in schistosomiasis-endemic areas with 1.8 million people being at risk of infection with Schistosoma japonicum.
Catherine A Gordon +9 more
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Genital manifestations of tropical diseases [PDF]
, 2004 Genital symptoms in tropical countries and among returned travellers can arise from a variety of bacterial, protozoal, and helminthic infections which are not usually sexually transmitted.
Richens, J
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Parasites & Vectors, 2011 Worldwide schistosomiasis continues to be a serious public health problem. Over the past five decades, China has made remarkable progress in reducing Schistosoma japonicum infections in humans to a relatively low level.
Zheng Hui-min +2 more
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Praziquantel for the treatment of schistosomiasis during human pregnancy. [PDF]
, 2017 In 2014, an estimated 40 million women of reproductive age were infected with Schistosoma haematobium, S. japonicum and/or S. mansoni. In both 2003 and 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that all schistosome-infected pregnant and ...
Bustinduy, Amaya L +4 more
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Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Volume 24, Issue 24, Page 14325-14338, December 2020., 2020 Abstract CD4+T cells differentiate into distinct functional effector and inhibitory subsets are facilitated by distinct cytokine cues present at the time of antigen recognition. Maintaining a balance between T helper 17 (Th17) and regulatory T (Treg) cells are critical for the control of the immunopathogenesis of liver diseases.
Hao Chang +9 more
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