[HTML][HTML] Schistosomiasis with a focus on Africa

OP Aula, DP McManus, MK Jones… - Tropical medicine and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Impact of human schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa

AF Adenowo, BE Oyinloye, BI Ogunyinka… - Brazilian journal of …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
abstract Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease of poverty ranks second among the
most widespread parasitic disease in various nations in sub-Saharan Africa. Neglected …

The roles of water, sanitation and hygiene in reducing schistosomiasis: a review

JET Grimes, D Croll, WE Harrison, J Utzinger… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by infection with blood flukes of the genus
Schistosoma. Transmission of, and exposure to, the parasite result from faecal or urinary …

The relationship between water, sanitation and schistosomiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JET Grimes, D Croll, WE Harrison… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Access to “safe” water and “adequate” sanitation are emphasized as important
measures for schistosomiasis control. Indeed, the schistosomes' lifecycles suggest that their …

[HTML][HTML] Feature importance: Opening a soil-transmitted helminth machine learning model via SHAP

CM Scavuzzo, JM Scavuzzo, MN Campero… - Infectious Disease …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the field of landscape epidemiology, the contribution of machine learning (ML) to
modeling of epidemiological risk scenarios presents itself as a good alternative. This study …

The cross-cutting contribution of the end of neglected tropical diseases to the sustainable development goals

M Bangert, DH Molyneux, SW Lindsay… - Infectious diseases of …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for an integrated response, the
kind that has defined Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) efforts in the past decade. NTD …

Asian schistosomiasis: current status and prospects for control leading to elimination

CA Gordon, J Kurscheid, GM Williams… - Tropical medicine and …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Schistosomiasis is an infectious disease caused by helminth parasites of the genus
Schistosoma. Worldwide, an estimated 250 million people are infected with these parasites …

The role of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in reducing soil-transmitted helminths: interpreting the evidence and identifying next steps

S Vaz Nery, AJ Pickering, E Abate, A Asmare… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
The transmission soil transmitted helminths (STH) occurs via ingestion of or contact with
infective stages present in soil contaminated with human faeces. It follows therefore that …

Pathogen disgust sensitivity protects against infection in a high pathogen environment

TJ Cepon-Robins, AD Blackwell, TE Gildner… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Disgust is hypothesized to be an evolved emotion that functions to regulate the avoidance of
pathogen-related stimuli and behaviors. Individuals with higher pathogen disgust sensitivity …

Environmental and socio-demographic individual, family and neighborhood factors associated with children intestinal parasitoses at Iguazú, in the subtropical …

MR Rivero, C De Angelo, P Nunez… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Intestinal parasitoses are a major concern for public health, especially in
children from middle and low-income populations of tropical and subtropical areas. We …