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Genetic characterization of schistosome species from cattle in Côte d’Ivoire
BackgroundSchistosomiasis is a water-based parasitic disease that affects humans, livestock and wild animals. While considerable resources are...
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Contribution of parasite and host genotype to immunopathology of schistosome infections
BackgroundThe role of pathogen genotype in determining disease severity and immunopathology has been studied intensively in microbial pathogens...
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Advances in the study of the interaction between schistosome infections and the host's intestinal microorganisms
Schistosomiasis, also called bilharziasis, is a neglected tropical disease induced by schistosomes that infects hundreds of millions of people...
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No evidence for schistosome parasite fitness trade-offs in the intermediate and definitive host
BackgroundThe trematode parasite Schistosoma mansoni uses an aquatic snail intermediate and a vertebrate definitive host to complete its life cycle....
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Progress in controlling the transmission of schistosome parasites in Southern Ethiopia: the Geshiyaro Project in the Wolaita Zone
BackgroundThis paper describes changes in the prevalence and intensity of schistosome parasite infections in a project integrating mass drug...
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Association between water, sanitation, and hygiene access and the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections in Wolayita, Ethiopia
BackgroundThe Geshiyaro project is a 5-year intervention to assess the impact of community- and school-based water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH)...
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Severity of Schistosoma haematobium co-infection with malaria in school-children is potentially modulated by host CD14 gene variants
ObjectiveSchistosomiasis remains a chronic disease of global importance, especially in many rural areas of the world where co-infection with Plasmodiu...
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Investigating the effect of a school-based WASH intervention on soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections and nutritional status of school children in Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental study
BackgroundThe impact of access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health education on large-scale deworming programs aimed at...
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Considering ivermectin for treatment of schistosomiasis
Because of recent reports of praziquantel resistance in schistosome infections, there have been suggestions to employ ivermectin as a possible...
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Construction and characterization of microsatellite markers for the Schistosoma japonicum isolate from a hilly area of China based on whole genome sequencing
Schistosoma japonicum had once caused the greatest disease burden in China and has still been transmitted in some hilly areas, for example, in Shitai...
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An improved medium for in vitro studies of female reproduction and oviposition in Schistosoma japonicum
BackgroundSchistosomiasis is a disease primarily caused by eggs laid by pathogens called schistosomes. Among the schistosome species infecting...
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Evolution of tetraspanin antigens in the zoonotic Asian blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum
BackgroundDespite successful control efforts in China over the past 60 years, zoonotic schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma japonicum remains a...
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An overview of qualitative and quantitative platelet abnormalities in schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease referring to the infection with blood parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma . It impacts...
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MicroRNA-29a-3p prevents Schistosoma japonicum-induced liver fibrosis by targeting Roundabout homolog 1 in hepatic stellate cells
BackgroundSchistosomiasis is a serious but neglected parasitic disease in humans that may lead to liver fibrosis and death. Activated hepatic...
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Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) in the UK: an overlooked and under-reported nuisance?
BackgroundHuman cercarial dermatitis (HCD) is a clinical disease typically caused by skin-penetrative larvae of avian schistosomes. Its geographical...
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National map** of soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections in Ethiopia
BackgroundAn accurate understanding of the geographical distributions of both soil-transmitted helminths (STHs; Ascaris lumbricoides , Trichuris...
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Molecular insights into the heat shock proteins of the human parasitic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni
BackgroundHeat shock proteins (HSPs) are evolutionarily conserved proteins, produced by cells in response to hostile environmental conditions, that...
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Prevalence of diverse colorectal polyps and risk factors for colorectal carcinoma in situ and neoplastic polyps
BackgroundMost colorectal cancers originate from precancerous polyps. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of colorectal polyps with diverse...
