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Schistosomiasis mansoni and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bushulo village, southern Ethiopia

, 2011
Background: Schistosomiasis mansoni and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STHs) are considerable medical and public health problems in Ethiopia. However, information is limited on the epidemiology of these infections in different localities even though it ...
A. Terefe, Techalew Shimelis, M. Mengistu, A. Hailu, B. Erko   +4 more
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RE-EVALUATION OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI IN MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL. III. "NOROESTE DE MINAS" MESOREGION

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1998
This study was conducted to assess the presence of schistosomiasis mansoni in the "Noroeste de Minas" mesoregion, an area considered non-endemic. A malacologic survey and parasitologic stool examinations were undertaken in 13 municipalities of the ...
CARVALHO Omar S., MASSARA Cristiano L., GUERRA Henrique L., CAMPOS Yoná R., CALDEIRA Roberta L., CHAVES Adelú, KATZ Naftale   +6 more
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Bayesian risk mapping and model-based estimation of Schistosoma haematobium-Schistosoma mansoni co-distribution in Côte d'Ivoire.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BackgroundSchistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni are blood flukes that cause urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis, respectively. In Côte d'Ivoire, both species are endemic and control efforts are being scaled up.
Frédérique Chammartin, Clarisse A Houngbedji, Eveline Hürlimann, Richard B Yapi, Kigbafori D Silué, Gotianwa Soro, Ferdinand N Kouamé, Eliézer K N Goran, Jürg Utzinger, Giovanna Raso, Penelope Vounatsou   +10 more
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Prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma mansoni infection in pediatric populations on antiretroviral therapy in north-western Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2019
Background In areas where HIV and intestinal schistosomiasis are highly endemic, co-infections of the two diseases in a single human host are frequent.
Humphrey D Mazigo, Laurence Kirway, Emmanuela Ausebio Ambrose   +2 more
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Cerebral schistosomiasis mansoni [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008
Lambertucci, José Roberto, Voieta, Izabela, Silveira, Izabela dos Santos   +2 more
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Rapid screening for Schistosoma mansoni in western Côte d’Ivoire using a simple school questionnaire

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
The distribution of schistosomiasis is focal, so if the resources available for control are to be used most effectively, they need to be directed towards the individuals and/or communities at highest risk of morbidity from schistosomiasis.
J. Utzinger, E.K. N’Goran, Y.A. Ossey, M. Booth, M. Traoré, K.L. Lohourignon, A. Allangba, L.A. Ahiba, M. Tanner, C. Lengeler   +9 more
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Bio-indicators for the evaluation of potential risk of schistosomiasis transmission at the Apipucos reservoir, Pernambuco State

Revista Ambiente & Água, 2016
In Pernambuco, schistosomiasis is endemic in the countryside and large numbers of foci are being detected in urban areas. This paper evaluated the risk of schistosomiasis transmission in aquatic ecosystem based on biomarkers and molecular biology ...
Rodrigo Moraes Loyo*; , Constança Simões Barbosa   +1 more
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A survey of the prevalence of Schistosomiasis among pupils in Apata and Laranto areas in Jos, Plateau State

Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2004
Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in apparently healthy primary school pupils in Apata and Laranto areas of Jos was surveyed using 300 samples of stool and 300 samples of urine.
Okpala HO, Agwu E, Agba MI, Chimezie OR, Nwobu GO, Ohihoin AA   +5 more
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Risk factors for schistosomiasis in an urban area in northern Côte d’Ivoire

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2018
Background Schistosomiasis is a water-based disease transmitted by trematodes belonging to the genus Schistosoma. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the prevalence of schistosomiasis and access to water, sanitation and hygiene ...
Richard K. M’Bra, Brama Kone, Yapi G. Yapi, Kigbafori D. Silué, Ibrahima Sy, Danielle Vienneau, Nagnin Soro, Guéladio Cissé, Jürg Utzinger   +8 more
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Concomitant prostatic schistosomiasis and sdenocarcinoma: case report and review

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2002
The term schistosomiasis encompasses a group of infectious disorders caused by five species of the genus Schistosoma, a blood trematode of outstanding importance in tropical areas.
Basílio-de-Oliveira Carlos Alberto, Aquino Armando, Simon Eliane Francine, Eyer-Silva Walter A.   +3 more
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