Advances in the diagnosis of human schistosomiasis

KGAD Weerakoon, GN Gobert, P Cai… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Schistosomiasis is a major neglected tropical disease that afflicts more than 240 million
people, including many children and young adults, in the tropics and subtropics. The …

Diagnosis and management of schistosomiasis

DJ Gray, AG Ross, YS Li, DP McManus - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Schistosomiasis, or bilharzia, is a common intravascular infection caused by parasitic
Schistosoma trematode worms. 1 2 A systematic review and meta-analysis published in …

[HTML][HTML] Serological approaches for the diagnosis of schistosomiasis–A review

R Hinz, NG Schwarz, A Hahn, H Frickmann - Molecular and Cellular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis is a common disease in endemic areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, South
America and Asia. It is rare in Europe, mainly imported from endemic countries due to …

Clinical spectrum of schistosomiasis: an update

C Carbonell, B Rodríguez-Alonso… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Schistosomiasis is a helminthic infection and one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
It is caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. It is an important public health …

Schistosomiasis in travellers and migrants

J Clerinx, A Van Gompel - Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2011 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis is a tropical parasitic disease caused by blood-dwelling fluke worms of the
genus Schistosoma whose infective stages, the cercariae, are amplified through mollusks …

[HTML][HTML] Acute schistosomiasis, a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

S Jauréguiberry, L Paris, E Caumes - Clinical microbiology and infection, 2010 - Elsevier
In non-endemic countries, acute (invasive) schistosomiasis (AS) is typically seen in non-
immune travellers, whereas chronic schistosomiasis is more frequently diagnosed in …

Schistosoma mekongi in Cambodia and lao people's democratic republic

S Muth, S Sayasone, S Odermatt-Biays… - Advances in …, 2010 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis found in communities along the Mekong River in Cambodia and Lao
People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is caused by the blood fluke Schistosoma …

Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) and male infertility

MB Abdel‐Naser, A Altenburg, CC Zouboulis… - Andrologia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) is an endemic parasitic disease of a major source of morbidity
and mortality for develo** countries. It is caused by different species of blood flukes …

Transcriptomic analysis of male and female Schistosoma mekongi adult worms

O Phuphisut, P Ajawatanawong, Y Limpanont… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Schistosoma mekongi is one of five major causative agents of human
schistosomiasis and is endemic to communities along the Mekong River in southern Lao …

A reanalysis and integration of transcriptomics and proteomics datasets unveil novel drug targets for Mekong schistosomiasis

C Thawornkuno, K Srisuksai, N Simanon… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma trematodes, is a significant global health concern,
particularly affecting millions in Africa and Southeast Asia. Despite efforts to combat it, the …