Background Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected and disabling
gynecological disease that can result from infection with the parasitic trematode …

Background: Schistosomiasis is one of the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases
(NTDs) with an estimated 229 million people requiring preventive treatment worldwide …

Although a growing number of studies suggest interactions between Schistosoma parasites
and viral infections, the effects of schistosome infections on the host response to viruses …

Background Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a chronic gynaecological disease
affecting girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), caused by the parasite Schistosoma …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a leading cause of global morbidity with the
highest burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). For reasons that are incompletely understood …

Background The control of schistosomiasis has been centered to date on a single drug,
praziquantel, with shortcomings including treatment failure, reinfection, and emergence of …

Abstract Purpose of Review Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is disproportionately burdened by the
twin epidemics of food insecurity and HIV infection, and protein-calorie undernutrition is …

" Partial Stories takes readers to Malawi, where roughly one in twenty women can expect to
die of a pregnancy or childbirth complication, despite decades of safe-motherhood …

Introduction Multiplathogen home-based self-sampling offers an opportunity to increase
access to screening and treatment in endemic settings with high coinfection prevalence of …

The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research (SCORE) was funded in 2008 to
improve the evidence base for control and elimination of schistosomiasis—better …