Praziquantel for schistosomiasis: single-drug metabolism revisited, mode of action, and resistance

N Vale, MJ Gouveia, G Rinaldi… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Schistosomiasis, a major neglected tropical disease, affects more than 250 million people
worldwide. Treatment of schistosomiasis has relied on the anthelmintic drug praziquantel …

Schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China: the era of the Three Gorges Dam

DP McManus, DJ Gray, Y Li, Z Feng… - Clinical microbiology …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
The potential impact of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) on schistosomiasis transmission in
China has invoked considerable global concern. The TGD will result in changes in the water …

Reduced Efficacy of Praziquantel Against Schistosoma mansoni Is Associated With Multiple Rounds of Mass Drug Administration

T Crellen, M Walker, PHL Lamberton… - Clinical infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel is the cornerstone of
schistosomiasis control in sub-Saharan Africa. The effectiveness of this strategy is …

Reduced Susceptibility to Praziquantel among Naturally Occurring Kenyan Isolates of Schistosoma mansoni

SD Melman, ML Steinauer… - PLoS neglected …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background The near exclusive use of praziquantel (PZQ) for treatment of human
schistosomiasis has raised concerns about the possible emergence of drug-resistant …

[HTML][HTML] A new global strategy for the elimination of schistosomiasis

AGP Ross, TN Chau, MT Inobaya, RM Olveda… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mass drug administration utilising a single oral dose of 40 mg/kg of praziquantel (PZQ) has
been endorsed and advocated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the global …

Neuroschistosomiasis

AG Ross, DP McManus, J Farrar, RJ Hunstman… - Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by digenetic trematode
platyhelminths of the genus Schistosoma. Neuroschistosomiasis is one of the most severe …

A wake up call for urinary schistosomiasis: reconciling research effort with public health importance

D Rollinson - Parasitology, 2009 - cambridge.org
This review considers the current status of urinary schistosomiasis, caused by infection with
Schistosoma haematobium, and argues that greater research effort and focus are needed to …

New approaches for understanding mechanisms of drug resistance in schistosomes

RM Greenberg - Parasitology, 2013 - cambridge.org
Schistosomes are parasitic flatworms that cause schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical
disease that affects hundreds of millions worldwide. Treatment and control of …

What is the mechanism of action of praziquantel and how might resistance strike?

PM Cupit, C Cunningham - Future medicinal chemistry, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background While S. mansoni and S. japonicum are associated with intestinal
schistosomiasis where mature schistosomes relocate to the mesenteric veins from the liver …

Real-time PCR for diagnosis of imported schistosomiasis

H Guegan, J Fillaux, E Charpentier… - PLoS Neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background The diagnosis of schistosomiasis currently relies on microscopic detection of
schistosome eggs in stool or urine samples and serological assays. The poor sensitivity of …