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New approaches to measuring anthelminthic drug efficacy: parasitological responses of childhood schistosome infections to treatment with praziquantel [PDF]

, 2015
By 2020, the global health community aims to control and eliminate human helminthiases, including schistosomiasis in selected African countries, principally by preventive chemotherapy (PCT) through mass drug administration (MDA) of anthelminthics ...
A Danso-Appiah, A Fenwick, A Montresor, A Vidyashankar, AC Gelman, AE Butterworth, AL Bustinduy, Alexandra U. Scherrer, AU Scherrer, B Levecke, BM Bolker, CH King, Charles H. King, CJL Murray, CL Black, D Alonso, D Bates, F Thiongo, G Raso, Giovanna Raso, GR Olds, IM Silva, J Cabaret, J Modha, J Smith, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, J. Russell Stothard, JA Hanley, JC Sousa-Figueiredo, JD Hadfield, Jean T. Coulibaly, José Carlos Sousa-Figueiredo, JP Webster, JT Coulibaly, Jürg Utzinger, K Stete, Katarina Stete, M Albonico, M Booth, M Ismail, M Nielsen, M Reddy, M Walker, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Martin Walker, ME Mejía, MEJ Woolhouse, MG Basáñez, MJ Bockarie, MJ Doenhoff, MJ Doenhoff, P Andrews, P Fallon, PH Lamberton, Piero L. Olliaro, PJ Brindley, PJ Diggle, PJ Hotez, PL Olliaro, PNM Mwinzi, R Core Team, S Anayi, SD Melman, SJ Vlas de, SN Lahiri, SV Subramanian, Tarub S. Mabud, TW Jia, U Halekoh, W Harnett, W Wang, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization   +75 more
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Use of geospatial modeling to predict Schistosoma mansoni prevalence in Nyanza Province, Kenya. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease that affects over 200 million people, can lead to significant morbidity and mortality; distribution of single dose preventative chemotherapy significantly reduces disease burden.
Dana M Woodhall, Ryan E Wiegand, Michael Wellman, Elizabeth Matey, Bernard Abudho, Diana M S Karanja, Pauline M N Mwinzi, Susan P Montgomery, W Evan Secor   +8 more
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Transcriptional responses of Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Schistosoma mansoni following exposure to niclosamide, with evidence for a synergistic effect on snails following exposure to both stressors. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundSchistosomiasis is one of the world's most common NTDs. Successful control operations often target snail vectors with the molluscicide niclosamide.
Bu, Lijing, Buddenborg, Sarah K, Kamel, Bishoy, Loker, Eric S, Mkoji, Gerald M, Zhang, Si-Ming   +5 more
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Respiratory morbidity in infection: a rapid review of literature

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023
Background: Schistosomiasis contributes to 2.5 million disability-adjusted life years globally. Acute and chronic respiratory morbidity of Schistosoma mansoni ( S. mansoni ) is poorly documented in the literature.
Joseph Baruch Baluku, Ronald Olum, Richard E. Sanya, Ponsiano Ocama   +3 more
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Bayesian risk mapping and model-based estimation of Schistosoma haematobium-Schistosoma mansoni co-distribution in Côte d'Ivoire. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
Schistosoma 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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Acute human schistosomiasis mansoni [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1995
The acute schistosomiasis is the toxemic disease that follow the Schistosoma cercariae active penetration trough screen in the immunologicaly naive vertebrate host. The clinical picture starts two to eight weeks after the first contact with the contaminated water.
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Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis in Egypt: Travel through Time: Review

Journal of Advanced Research, 2013
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (Trematodes) of the genus Schistosoma (S.). It is well documented that schistosomiasis haematobium was endemic in Ancient Egypt.
Rashida M.R. Barakat
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Mapping the risk for transmission of urban schistosomiasis in the Brazilian Northeast

Geospatial Health, 2020
This is an analysis of the risk of schistosomiasis transmission in the city of Recife in the Northeast of Brazil based on the number of schistosomiasis cases (Schistosoma mansoni) registered for the period 2007-2017 together with data resulting from ...
Emília Carolle Azevedo de Oliveira, Iris Edna Pereira da Silva, Ricardo José Ferreira, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Guimarães, Elainne Christine de Souza Gomes, Constança Simões Barbosa   +5 more
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Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2021
Background Schistosomiasis is a common helminthic infection in the tropics and subtropics, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia.
Siraj Hussen, Demissie Assegu, Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Techalew Shimelis   +3 more
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A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the immunopathology of schistosomiasis? [PDF]

, 2012
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have been demonstrated to have a role in immune regulation. In general, they are anti-inflammatory and promote Th2 type responses, and they are associated with the alternative activation of macrophages.
Allen, JT, Anthony, BJ, Li, Y, McManus, D   +3 more
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