Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the helminth Schistosoma spp.
and has the second highest global impact of all parasites. Schistosoma are transmitted …

Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms of the Schistosoma spp., and is
increasingly recognized to alter the immune system, and the potential to respond to …

Background Imported schistosomiasis is an emerging issue in European countries as a
result of growing global migration from schistosomiasis-endemic countries, mainly in sub …

Background Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a devastating parasitic disease.
This progressive and debilitating helminth disease is often associated with poverty and can …

SARS-CoV-2, the causal agent of COVID-19, is a new coronavirus that has rapidly spread
worldwide and significantly impacted human health by causing a severe acute respiratory …

Enteropathogenic parasites can infect a wide range of mammals, including humans,
supposing an important zoonotic risk. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging foodborne …

Background Reasons for the high prevalence of Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus
(KSHV) in sub-Saharan Africa, and risk factors leading to viral reactivation and shedding …

Schistosomes infect over 200 million people worldwide, but few studies have characterized
the effects of Schistosoma mansoni infection and effective treatment on the lower …

It is well established that the survival and transmission of parasitic helminths (worms) in their
mammalian hosts is dependent on down-regulation of the immune system; less well …

Schistosoma mansoni infection may impair genital mucosal antiviral immunity, but immune
cell populations have not been well characterized. We characterized mononuclear cells from …