Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by trematode worms of
the genus Schistosoma. The transmission cycle involves human (or other mammalian) water …

Schistosomiasis is the most important helminthiasis worldwide in terms of morbidity and
mortality. Most of the infections occurs in Africa, which about two thirds are caused by …

Urogenital schistosomiasis is caused by the blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium and is
one of the most neglected tropical diseases worldwide, afflicting> 100 million people. It is …

Hybridization is a fascinating evolutionary phenomenon that raises the question of how
species maintain their integrity. Inter-species hybridization occurs between certain …

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 Schistosoma mekongi is a human blood fluke causing schistosomiasis that
threatens approximately 1.5 million humans in the world. Nonetheless, the limited available …

Background. At least 250 million people worldwide suffer from schistosomiasis, caused by
Schistosoma worms. Genome sequences for several Schistosoma species are available …

Helminth parasites release extracellular vesicles which interact with the surrounding host
tissues, mediating host–parasite communication and other fundamental processes of …

The evolution and adaptation of S. japonicum, a zoonotic parasite that causes human
schistosomiasis, remain unclear because of the lack of whole-genome data. We construct a …

The terminal electron acceptor of most aerobic respiratory chains, cytochrome c oxidase
(COX), has been highly conserved throughout evolution, from aerobic prokaryotes to …