Objective To examine the association between schistosomiasis and reproductive tract
symptoms. Method A cross‐sectional study was conducted in a Schistosoma haematobium …

Women with female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) have been found to have genital
symptoms and a three-fold higher risk of HIV infection. Despite WHO recommendations …

Background Schistosomiasis remains a global-health problem with over 90% of its burden
concentrated in Africa. Field studies reflect the complex ways in which socio-cultural and …

Background Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic worms,
that can take two main forms: intestinal or urogenital. If left untreated, the urogenital form can …

Sexually transmitted diseases increase the probability for HIV transmission, presumably
through lesions in the genital mucosa. Female genital schistosomiasis, a special form of …

Background Close to 800 million people in the world are at risk of schistosomiasis, 85 per
cent of whom live in Africa. Recent studies have indicated that female genital …

The newly completed whole genome sequence of Schistosoma haematobium, the leading
cause of human schistosomiasis and an emerging cofactor in Africa's AIDS and cancer …

Background Stunted development and reduced fecundity of Schistosoma parasites in
immunodeficient mice and the impaired ability of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) …

In this study, we investigated the seminal inflammatory response to egg infestation of the
urogenital organs in 240 semen-donating men aged 15–49 years living in a Schistosoma …

Schistosoma transmission is influenced by the interplay between various factors ranging
from parasite to host associated factors. While many studies have focused on mass …