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Spatial analysis for the identification of risk areas for schistosomiasis mansoni in the State of Sergipe, Brazil, 2005-2014.

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infectious disease with a worldwide prevalence. The objective of this work is to identify risk areas for schistosomiasis mansoni transmission in the State of Sergipe, Brazil, during the period from 2005 to ...
A. D. Santos, A. C. Lima, M. Santos, J. A. B. Alves, M. A. Góes, M. A. P. Nunes, Sidney Lourdes César Souza Sá, K. C. Araújo   +7 more
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Environmental Epidemiology of Intestinal Schistosomiasis in Uganda: Population Dynamics of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Albert and Lake Victoria with Observations on Natural Infections with Digenetic Trematodes [PDF]

, 2015
This study documented the population dynamics of Biomphalaria and associated natural infections with digenetic trematodes, along the shores of Lake Albert and Lake Victoria, recording local physicochemical factors. Over a two-and-a-half-year study period
Betson, M, Fred, B, Kabatereine, N B, Rowel, C, Sousa-Figueiredo, J C, Stothard, J R   +5 more
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Co-infections with Plasmodium falciparum, Schistosoma mansoni and intestinal helminths among schoolchildren in endemic areas of northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2010
Malaria, schistosomiasis and intestinal helminth infections are causes of high morbidity in most tropical parts of the world. Even though these infections often co-exist, most studies focus on individual diseases.
Heukelbach, Jorg, Kapesa, Anthony, Kweka, Eliningaya J, Lwambo, Nicholas Js, Mahande, Aneth M, Mazigo, Humphrey D, Mkoji, Gerald M, Mnyone, Ladislaus L, Mshana, Stephen E, Seni, Jeremiah, Waihenya, Rebecca, Zinga, Maria   +11 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.
A Beltrame, A Gelman, A Koukounari, Aboulaye Meité, Alan Fenwick, Anna E. Phillips, B Erko, CH King, CH King, Christl A. Donnelly, D Limmathurotsakul, DG Colley, DG Colley, DG Colley, DJ Lunn, EA Ochodo, Edridah Muheki Tukahebwa, Eliézer K. N'Goran, Fiona M. Fleming, FT Ferreira, HL Shane, J Collins, Jennifer Keiser, KT Foo, KT Foo, L Gonçalves, LA Stringer, LM Assefa, M Adriko, M Booth, Michelle N. Clements, N Berhe, N Dendukuri, N Katz, N Kittur, Narcis B. Kabatereine, NC Lo, PN Mwinzi, S Sturtz, Sarah C. L. Knowles, Sarah Nogaro, V Feigin, Y-S Lai, Yolisa Nalule, Z Wang   +44 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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Phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzanian schoolchildren five years into a preventative chemotherapy national control programme [PDF]

, 2017
We conducted combined in vitro PZQ efficacy testing with population genetic analyses of S. mansoni collected from children from two schools in 2010, five years after the introduction of a National Control Programme.
A Fenwick, A Koukounari, AE Lelo, AJ Norton, AW Cheever, CD Criscione, Charlotte M. Gower, CM Gower, CM Gower, DG Colley, Florian Gehre, J Goudet, J Liu, J Wang, J Zwang, Joanne P. Webster, JP Webster, JP Webster, JW Rudge, LL Cavalli-Sforza, LM Barbosa, M Aemero, ML Steinauer, Nicholas J. Lwambo, OR Jones, PH Lamberton, PH Lamberton, PJ Hotez, Poppy H. L. Lamberton, RM Anderson, S William, Sara R. Marques, T Crellen, T de Meeus, T Huyse, WHO, YS Liang, ZN Kamvar   +37 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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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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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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Miltefosine Lipid Nanocapsules for Single Dose Oral Treatment of Schistosomiasis Mansoni: A Preclinical Study

PLoS ONE, 2015
Miltefosine (MFS) is an alkylphosphocholine used for the local treatment of cutaneous metastases of breast cancer and oral therapy of visceral leishmaniasis.
M. Eissa, Riham M. El-Moslemany, A. Ramadan, E. I. Amer, M. El-Azzouni, L. El-Khordagui   +5 more
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