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Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/Carbon Paste‐Modified Graphite Sheet Electrode Using Uric Acid as a Naturally Occurring Redox‐Active Molecule for Aptamer‐Mediated Signal Transduction

Electroanalysis, Volume 38, Issue 11, November 2026.
This study examines the use of uric acid (UA), a naturally occurring redox‐active molecule, as a reporter for aptamer‐mediated electrochemical signal transduction. Five graphite‐sheet electrode configurations were compared, with the multiwalled carbon nanotube/carbon paste‐modified graphite sheet electrode (MWCNT/CP/GSE) providing the strongest overall
Jixin Shang, Zhuoya Liao, Qianxi Zhao, Huizi Zhang, Toru Nohgi, Jun Kameoka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensitivity and specificity of reagent strips in screening of Kenyan children for Schistosoma haematobium infection

, 1984
The reliability of using urinalysis reagent strips, which semi-quantitatively measure hematuria and proteinuria, to correctly select urine specimens found by microscopy to have Schistosoma haematobium eggs was studied in 359 previously unscreened Kenyan ...
Oduori, M L, Stephenson, L S,, Latham, M C,, Kinoti, S N,   +3 more
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Increased Expression of Desmin and Vimentin Impairs Mitochondrial Function and Reduces Contractility via G0S2 in Bladder Smooth Muscle

The FASEB Journal, Volume 40, Issue 20, 31 October 2026.
Our previous study demonstrated that elevated levels of desmin and vimentin reduce BSM contractility. This study shows that the reduced BSM contractility is associated with mitochondrial impairment. G0/G1 switch gene 2 (G0S2) is upregulated in desmin‐ and vimentin‐overexpressing BSM.
Elham Javed, Chellappagounder Thangavel, Karthik Thangavel, Joseph Hypolite, Isabelle Gamache, Yilin Wang, Sankar Addya, Darin Mak, Furqan Syed, Jyotsna Mishra, Vilas Desai, Pragnya Das, Dominic R. Villalba, Alok Bhushan, Shey‐Shing Sheu, Sunday A. Shoyele, Erin L. Seifert, Jose G. Teodoro, Steven S. An, Raymond B. Penn, Deepak A. Deshpande, Ettickan Boopathi   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urinary Schistosomiasis in Urban and Semi-Urban Communities in South-Eastern Nigeria

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2013
Background: In view of the massive rural-to-urban migration in Nigeria, investigations on transmission of urinary schistosomiasis were carried out in ur-ban and semi-urban communities in Nike Lake area of Enugu State, Nigeria.
Ogochukwu Caroline Okeke, Patience Obiageli Ubachukwu   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Screening of Tanzanian women of childbearing age for urinary schistosomiasis: validity of urine reagent strip readings and self-reported symptoms

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000
The screening of women of childbearing age for haematuria, leukocyturia and proteinuria to detect urinary schistosomiasis can be confounded by several factors such as menstruation, pregnancy and genitourinary infections. We therefore undertook a study in
G. Poggensee, I. Krantz, I. Kiwelu, H. Feldmeier   +3 more
doaj  

Clinical sensitivity and time-to-result of a cascaded pooled testing approach for assessing the prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma haematobium infection.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundThis study compared the clinical sensitivity and the time-to-result of an individual testing (IT) and a cascaded pooled testing approach (CPT; a positive test result in a pooled sample triggers examination of smaller-sized pools or individual ...
Abraham Degarege, Bruno Levecke, Yohannes Negash, Abebe Animut, Berhanu Erko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Schistosoma haematobium infection and microhaematuria among schoolchildren in a setting of sustained mass drug administration in Banfora, Burkina Faso

Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Background: Limited evidence exists regarding the current epidemiology of Schistosoma (S.) haematobium infection following decades of mass drug administration implementation in many areas of Burkina Faso, including the Cascades region, which is ...
Mamoudou Cissé, Alamissa Soulama, Constant Sirima, Arthur D. Djibougou, Souleymane Gnissi, Seydou Nakanabo-Diallo, Muhammed Afolabi, Issaka Zongo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repeated biannual cross-sectional surveys in primary schools set baseline seasonal and spatial surveillance for malaria and schistosomiasis in the Shire Valley Transformation Programme (SVTP), Malawi

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Control of malaria and schistosomiasis among school children poses a key public health challenge in Chikwawa District, Malawi. Furthermore, anticipated environmental changes from the Shire Valley Transformation Programme (SVTP), a large-scale irrigation ...
Priscilla Kapolo, Blessings Chiepa, Rex B. Mbewe, Blessings Kapumba, Eggrey Kambewa, Lucy Kaunga, Sylvester Coleman, James Chirombo, Themba Mzilahowa, Christopher M. Jones, Michelle C. Stanton, J. Russell Stothard   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A simple approach improving the performance of urine reagent strips for rapid diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis in Nigerian schoolchildren

, 2017
In Nigeria, schistosomiasis, caused predominantly by the species Schistosoma haematobium, is highly endemic in resource-poor communities. We performed a school-based survey in two rural communities in Osun State (Southwestern Nigeria) and assessed ...
Bezerra, Fernando Schemelzer Moraes, Ugbomoiko, Uade Samuel, Heukelbach, Jorg, Dalumo, Victor, Ariza, Liana   +4 more
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Epidemiological situation of schistosomiasis in 16 districts of Burkina Faso after two decades of mass treatment.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundAfter two decades of mass drug administration (MDA) for schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso, an impact assessment was conducted in 16 health districts (HDs) between February 2023 to March 2024 to determine the epidemiological situation of ...
Dramane Zongo, Josiane Marie Agathe Tiendrebeogo, Wendegoudi Mathias Ouedraogo, Mohamed Bagayan, Sidwaya Hamed Ouedraogo, Clarisse Bougouma, Christophe Nassa, Mamadou Serme, Dieudonné Naré, Adama Zida, Ibrahim Sangaré, Micheline O Ouedraogo, Patricia Houck, Steven Reid, Anna E Phillips, Jennifer Magalong, Angela M Weaver, Yaobi Zhang, Joseph Kouesyandé Soubeiga   +18 more
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