Cellular and humoral immune responses and protection against schistosomes induced by a radiation-attenuated vaccine in chimpanzees [PDF]
, 2001 The radiation-attenuated Schistosoma mansoni vaccine is highly effective in rodents and primates but has never been tested in humans, primarily for safety reasons.
Abe K. +65 more
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Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2014 Context Studies have described the correlation between platelet count and the stages of fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis, but few publications have studied this correlation in Schistosomiasis mansoni.
Tibério B MEDEIROS +3 more
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Interpreting ambiguous ‘trace’ results in Schistosoma mansoni CCA Tests: Estimating sensitivity and specificity of ambiguous results with no gold standard [PDF]
, 2017 Background The development of new diagnostics is an important tool in the fight against disease. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) is used to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of tests in the absence of a gold standard.
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Single-sex schistosome infections of definitive hosts: Implications for epidemiology and disease control in a changing world [PDF]
, 2018 Parasites of the genus Schistosoma cause schistosomiasis, a life-threatening infectious disease for humans and animals worldwide. Among the remarkable biological features of schistosomes is the differentiation of the female gonads which is controlled by ...
A Danso-Appiah +41 more
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Pulmonary hypertension in schistosomiasis mansoni [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2006 To evaluate cardiopulmonary involvement in schistosomiasis mansoni, 246 patients from an endemic area of Brazil were examined; 152 had been previously treated for schistosomiasis. Based on stool examination and/or abdominal ultrasonography, the patients were divided into those with schistosomiasis (69%) and those in whom the disease was not present (31%
Lambertucci, José Roberto +2 more
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Schistosoma mansoni: a rare cause of tubal infection
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010 S. haematobium is an important cause of urinary schistosomiasis, and symptomatic female genital infection is a common gynecological finding in areas where S. haematobium is prevalent.
C.A. Faria +4 more
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Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) in patients with chronic schistosomiasis mansoni: evidences of subclinical renal inflammation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The aim of this study is to investigate renal markers and the biomarker MCP-1 in patients with schistosomiasis mansoni. This is a cross-sectional study with 85 patients aged 5 to 48 years, with a confirmed diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni through the
Ana Lúcia P Hanemann +6 more
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Impact of Schistosoma mansoni on malaria transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 BACKGROUND:Sub-Saharan Africa harbors the majority of the global burden of malaria and schistosomiasis infections. The co-endemicity of these two tropical diseases has prompted investigation into the mechanisms of coinfection, particularly the competing ...
Martial L Ndeffo Mbah +4 more
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Late cutaneous schistosomiasis representing an isolated skin manifestation of Schistosoma mansoni infection [PDF]
, 2000 Ectopic late cutaneous schistosomiasis is usually preceded or accompanied by visceral schistosomiasis infection. Our patient presented the very rare case of late cutaneous schistosomiasis as an isolated skin manifestation.
Kick, G. +2 more
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Pathogenesis of Schistosoma mansoni infection
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992 In this paper a discussin is made on the pathogenesis of schistosomiasis mansoni in mice, presented from the perspectives of "processes", "mediators", "strategies for study" and vasculitis are discussed. The role of mediators, including cells, antibodies
Allen W. Cheever
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