Infectious diseases are emerging globally at an unprecedented rate while global food
demand is projected to increase sharply by 2100. Here, we synthesize the pathways by …

Schistosomiasis is a common neglected tropical disease of impoverished people and
livestock in many develo** countries in tropical Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin …

Human schistosomiasis—or bilharzia—is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flukes of
the genus Schistosoma. By conservative estimates, at least 230 million people worldwide …

Background Schistosomiasis is a snail-borne parasitic disease endemic in several tropical
and subtropical countries. However, in the summer of 2013, an unexpected outbreak of …

Schistosomiasis is a water-based parasitic disease that affects over 250 million people.
Control efforts have long been in vain, which is one reason why schistosomiasis is …

Schistosomiasis is the second most important human parasitic disease in terms of
socioeconomic impact, causing great morbidity and mortality, predominantly across the …

There is a wealth of immunologic studies that have been carried out in experimental and
human schistosomiasis that can be classified into three main areas: immunopathogenesis …

Mass drug administration (MDA) is a means of delivering safe and inexpensive essential
medicines based on the principles of preventive chemotherapy, where populations or sub …

Hybridization of parasites is an emerging public health concern in our changing world.
Hybridization and introgression in parasites and pathogens can have major impacts on the …

The potential of various quantitative lateral flow (LF) based assays utilizing up-converting
phosphor (UCP) reporters for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis is reviewed including recent …