Liver flukes include Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica, Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis
spp., Fascioloides magna, Gigantocotyle explanatum and Dicrocoelium spp. The two main …

Medicinal plants have a long track record of use in history, and one of them is Commiphora
myrrh which is commonly found in the southern part of Arabia, the northeastern part of Africa …

Treatment with praziquantel (PZQ) has become virtually the sole basis of schistosomiasis
control in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, and the drug is reviewed here in the context of …

Triclabendazole was introduced in the early 1980s for the treatment of Fasciola hepatica
infections in livestock. Due to its high activity against immature flukes, it has become …

Praziquantel became available for the treatment of schistosomiasis and other trematode-
inflicted diseases in the 1970s. It was revolutionary because it could be administered orally …

Schistosomiasis is a major disease of public health importance in humans occurring in over
70 countries of the tropics and sub-tropics. In this chapter, the history of the control of …

Mummification is considered one of the most important in the history of ancient Egyptian
civilization. The artificial mummification process started in the Fourth Dynasty during the Old …

Schistosomiasis is a debilitating disease affecting approximately 600 million people in 74
developing countries, with 800 million, mostly children at risk. To circumvent the threat of …

Background Treatment and control of schistosomiasis, one of the most insidious and serious
parasitic diseases, depend almost entirely on a single drug, praziquantel. Since the funding …

The treatment and control of schistosomiasis, a neglected disease that affects more than 200
million people worldwide, rely on the use of a single drug, praziquantel. A vaccine has yet to …