Schistosomiasis morbidity hotspots: roles of the human host, the parasite and their interface in the development of severe morbidity

PA Mawa, J Kincaid-Smith, EM Tukahebwa… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Schistosomiasis is the second most important human parasitic disease in terms of
socioeconomic impact, causing great morbidity and mortality, predominantly across the …

Prevalence and correlations of schistosomiasis mansoni and schistosomiasis haematobium among humans and intermediate snail hosts: a systematic review and …

XY Wang, Q Li, YL Li, SY Guo, SZ Li… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2024 - mednexus.org
Background The control of schistosomiasis is particularly difficult in sub-Saharan Africa,
which currently harbours 95% of this disease. The target population for preventive …

Results of a national school-based deworming programme on soil-transmitted helminths infections and schistosomiasis in Kenya: 2012–2017

C Mwandawiro, C Okoyo, J Kihara, E Simiyu… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and schistosome infections are among the most
prevalent neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the world. School-aged children are …

DSIR double-rumors spreading model in complex networks

Y Zan - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2018 - Elsevier
For there are always several kinds of rumors spreading simultaneously in real networks, the
research about multiple rumors propagation process is necessary and significant. In this …

[HTML][HTML] River networks as ecological corridors: A coherent ecohydrological perspective

A Rinaldo, M Gatto, I Rodriguez-Iturbe - Advances in Water Resources, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper draws together several lines of argument to suggest that an ecohydrological
framework, ie laboratory, field and theoretical approaches focused on hydrologic controls on …

Development of prediction models to identify hotspots of schistosomiasis in endemic regions to guide mass drug administration

BJ Singer, JT Coulibaly, HJ Park… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting over 150 million people. Hotspots
of Schistosoma transmission—communities where infection prevalence does not decline …

Impact of seven years of mass drug administration and recrudescence of Schistosoma haematobium infections after one year of treatment gap in Zanzibar: Repeated …

L Trippler, SM Ame, J Hattendorf, S Juma… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Considerable progress towards the elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis
was made by the Zanzibar Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission project from 2012 till …

Integrated survey of helminthic neglected tropical diseases and comparison of two mosquito sampling methods for lymphatic filariasis molecular xenomonitoring in the …

SM Njenga, HM Kanyi, CM Mwatele, DA Mukoko… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
A lymphatic filariasis (LF) endemic focus along the River Galana/Sabaki in Kilifi County,
coastal Kenya, provided a platform to conduct an integrated survey for three helminthic …

The human-snail transmission environment shapes long term schistosomiasis control outcomes: Implications for improving the accuracy of predictive modeling

D Gurarie, NC Lo, ML Ndeffo-Mbah… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic trematode disease that affects over 240
million people worldwide. The Schistosoma lifecycle is complex, involving transmission via …

Identifying determinants for the seropositive rate of schistosomiasis in Hunan province, China: A multi-scale geographically weighted regression model

Y Tong, L Tang, M **a, G Li, B Hu… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Schistosomiasis is of great public health concern with a wide distribution and
multiple determinants. Due to the advances in schistosomiasis elimination and the need for …