Human schistosomiasis—or bilharzia—is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flukes of
the genus Schistosoma. By conservative estimates, at least 230 million people worldwide …

It is time to raise global awareness to the possibility of schistosomiasis elimination and to
support endemic countries in their quest to determine the most appropriate approaches to …

Schistosomiasis or bilharzia is a tropical disease caused by worms of the genus
Schistosoma. The transmission cycle requires contamination of surface water by excreta …

Since praziquantel was developed in 1970s, it has replaced other antischistosomal drugs to
become the only drug of choice for treatment of human schistosomiases, due to high …

Use of PZQ will increase in the foreseeable future, whether given alone or coadministered
with other anthelminthics in integrated control programmes. PZQ resistance remains a threat …

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are among the most prevalent of chronic human
infections worldwide. Based on the demonstrable impact on child development, there is a …

The current approach of morbidity control of schistosomiasis, a helminth disease of poverty
with considerable public health and socioeconomic impact, is based on preventive …

In May 2001, the World Health Assembly (WHA) passed a resolution which urged member
states to attain, by 2010, a minimum target of regularly administering anthelminthic drugs to …

Peter J. Hotez, Donald AP Bundy, Kathleen Beegle, Simon Brooker, Lesley Drake, Nilanthi
de Silva, Antonio Montresor, Dirk Engels, Matthew Jukes, Lester Chitsulo, Jeffrey Chow …

Background The near exclusive use of praziquantel (PZQ) for treatment of human
schistosomiasis has raised concerns about the possible emergence of drug-resistant …