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

Parasites are important pathogens with significant global economic, public and animal
health impacts. Successful control or elimination of many parasitic diseases, not least …

Background Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease of global medical and
veterinary importance. As efforts to eliminate schistosomiasis as a public health problem and …

Schistosomes cause schistosomiasis, the world's second most important parasitic disease
after malaria in terms of public health and social-economic impacts. A peculiar feature of …

Background Schistosomiasis remains a public health concern worldwide. It is responsible
for more than 240 million cases in 78 countries, 40 million of whom are women of …

Background. Schistosomiasis is caused by Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium in
Africa. These schistosome parasites use freshwater snail intermediate hosts to complete …

China once suffered greatly from schistosomiasis japonica, a major zoonotic disease. Nearly
70 years of multidisciplinary efforts have achieved great progress in disease control, with …

Background Schistosomiasis is a disease that poses major threats to human and animal
health, as well as the economy, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Whilst many studies …

Rodents, a diverse, globally distributed and ecologically important order of mammals are
nevertheless important reservoirs of known and novel zoonotic pathogens. Ongoing …

Background Freshwater snails are the first obligatory intermediate hosts in the trematode life
cycle. Several parasitic diseases transmitted by these snails are endemic in Africa, and their …