Background: Urinary schistosomiasis caused by infection with Schistosoma haematobium
(S. haematobium) remains endemic in Africa and is associated with haematuria and …

Background Renal tract involvement is implicated in both early and late schistosomiasis
leading to increased disease burden. Despite there being good estimates of disease burden …

Clinical outcome of Schistosoma haematobium infection may vary significantly, ranging from
mild symptoms to severe damage of urinary tract organs. This present study was undertaken …

Background: Schistosomiasis is the second most predominant tropical disease in the world,
next to malaria. Nigeria is one of the countries in Africa, where urinary schistosomiasis is …

Epidemiological studies on urinary schistosomiasis were carried out in eight villages in the
Ga and Akuapem South districts in Ghana. Single urine samples were collected from …

Abstract mong adults, morbidity due to the pathology of late chronic schistosomiasis
infection has been reported frequently. Nevertheless, school-aged children are the main …

We investigated the occurrence of urinary schistosomiasis and estimated predictors for risk
of infection among children in the Bunuso community of Ashanti Region of Ghana, West …

The aim of the study was to assess the current status and the level of awareness of urinary
schistosomiasis in Emelego community, Rivers State, Nigeria using the standard method for …

Abstract Introduction: The Global significance of schistosomiasis started waning over the
years owing to its eradication in most developed societies, until the reawaking of global …

Background Researching a water-borne disease in the middle of the Sahara desert might
not seem the most relevant concern. However, nomadic Sahelian pastoralists health …