Schistosoma mansoni: assessment of morbidity before and after control

JR Lambertucci, JC Serufo, R Gerspacher-Lara… - Acta Tropica, 2000 - Elsevier
The literature on the assessment of morbidity due to Schistosoma mansoni infection is
updated. Imaging techniques such as ultrasonography, echodoppler cardiography …

Morbidity due to infection with Schistosoma mansoni: an update.

B Gryseels - 1992 - cabidigitallibrary.org
In spite of the large number of experimental, clinical and epidemiological studies carried out
on infections due to Schistosoma mansoni, many questions relating to the pathology and …

The relevance of schistosomiasis for public health.

B Gryseels - Tropical medicine and parasitology: official organ of …, 1989 - europepmc.org
This paper reviews the impact of schistosomiasis on public health and weighs the results
against experiences with new control methods in subsaharan Africa. Good short-term results …

Prevalence and morbidity of Schistosoma haematobium in Egyptian children. A controlled study.

E Abdel-Salam, M Abdel-Fattah - The American Journal of Tropical …, 1977 - europepmc.org
The prevalence and morbidity of schistosomiasis haematobium were studied in three
geographically different villages in Giza governorate in Egypt. The survey included 786 …

Immunity and morbidity in schistosomiasis japonicum infection.

GR Olds, R Olveda, G Wu, P Wiest… - The American journal …, 1996 - europepmc.org
Schistosomiasis japonica differs significantly from Schistosoma mansoni infection in several
epidemiologic, immunologic, and operational characteristics for control. Because of …

Geographic differences in hepatosplenic complications of schistosomiasis mansoni and explanatory factors of morbidity

P Boisier, CE Ramarokoto… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
In a study in three neighbouring villages of southern Madagascar, where Schistosoma
mansoni is hyperendemic, ultrasound examination using the Niamey protocol showed …

[PDF][PDF] Mortality due to schistosomiasis mansoni: a field study in Sudan.

MM Kheir, IA Eltoum, AM Saad, MM Ali… - The American journal of …, 1999 - Citeseer
Although schistosomiasis affects 200 million persons, 20 million of whom have advanced
disease, little is known about the mortality pattern in areas of endemic schistosomiasis …

The epidemiology of schistosomiasis in Egypt: patterns of Schistosoma mansoni infection and morbidity in Kafer El-Sheikh.

R Barakat, A Farghaly, AG El Masry… - The American journal …, 2000 - europepmc.org
This is a descriptive report of the Epidemiology 1, 2, 3 project in Egypt that made use of large
probability sampling methods. These results focus on Schistosoma mansoni infection in the …

Advances in epidemiology survey methodology and techniques in schistosomiasis

KE Mott, BL Cline - Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 1980 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Quantitative techniques are now recognized to contribute to the validity and comparability of
data from epidemiological studies in schistosomiasis. These methods have been developed …

Morbidity from Schistosoma mansoni infections: an epidemiologic study based on quantitative analysis of egg excretion in Ethiopian children.

RA Hiatt, M Gebre-Medhin - 1977 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract" Morbidity from infection with Schistosoma mansoni was investigated in a
population of school children, aged 7 to 16 years, from the town of Chwahit, located north of …