Schistosomiasis is a common neglected tropical disease of impoverished people and
livestock in many developing countries in tropical Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin …

Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by trematode worms of
the genus Schistosoma. The transmission cycle involves human (or other mammalian) water …

Schistosomes are parasitic blood flukes that infect> 200 million people around the world.
Free-swimming larval stages penetrate the skin, invade a blood vessel, and migrate through …

Human schistosomes combat the unique immune systems of two vastly different hosts
during their indirect life cycles. In gastropod molluscs, they face a potent innate immune …

Schistosomes are long lived, intravascular parasitic platyhelminths that infect> 200 million
people globally. The molecular mechanisms used by these blood flukes to dampen host …

Schistosomiasis is the second most debilitating neglected tropical disease globally after
malaria, with no available therapy to control disease-driven immunopathology. Although …

Parasitology Highly detailed textbook on parasites and parasite relationships The fully
revised edition of Parasitology: An Integrated Approach holds true to its engaging and easy …

The host–parasite schistosome relationship relies heavily on the interplay between the
strategies imposed by the schistosome worm and the defense mechanisms the host uses to …

Schistosome eggs provoke the formation of granulomas, organized immune aggregates,
around them. For the host, the granulomatous response can be both protective and …

Infection with soil-transmitted helminths (STH) remains a major burden on global health and
agriculture. Our understanding of the immunological mechanisms that govern whether an …