[HTML][HTML] Whole-genome sequencing of Schistosoma mansoni reveals extensive diversity with limited selection despite mass drug administration

DJ Berger, T Crellen, PHL Lamberton, F Allan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Control and elimination of the parasitic disease schistosomiasis relies on mass
administration of praziquantel. Whilst these programmes reduce infection prevalence and …

Scratching the itch: updated perspectives on the schistosomes responsible for swimmer's itch around the world

ES Loker, RJ DeJong, SV Brant - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although most studies of digenetic trematodes of the family Schistosomatidae dwell on
representatives causing human schistosomiasis, the majority of the 130 identified species of …

Integrating genomic and epidemiologic data to accelerate progress toward schistosomiasis elimination

AJ Lund, KJ Wade, ZL Nikolakis, KN Ivey, BW Perry… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
The global community has adopted ambitious goals to eliminate schistosomiasis as a public
health problem, and new tools are needed to achieve them. Mass drug administration …

Schistosome W-linked genes inform temporal dynamics of sex chromosome evolution and suggest candidate for sex determination

M Elkrewi, MA Moldovan, MAL Picard… - Molecular Biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Schistosomes, the human parasites responsible for snail fever, are female-heterogametic.
Different parts of their ZW sex chromosomes have stopped recombining in distinct lineages …

Genome-wide analysis of Schistosoma mansoni reveals limited population structure and possible praziquantel drug selection pressure within Ugandan hot-spot …

TJ Vianney, DJ Berger, SR Doyle… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Populations within schistosomiasis control areas, especially those in Africa, are
recommended to receive regular mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel (PZQ) …

Population genomics of helminth parasites

CS Thorn, RW Maness, JM Hulke… - Journal of …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Next generation sequencing technologies have facilitated a shift from a few targeted loci in
population genetic studies to whole genome approaches. Here, we review the types of …

Cryptic population structure and transmission dynamics uncovered for Schistosoma mansoni populations by genetic analyses

JC Long, SE Taylor, LM Barbosa, LK Silva, MG Reis… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Patterns of diversity in pathogen genomes provide a window into the spatiotemporal spread
of disease. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that Schistosoma mansoni parasites form …

Comparative and population genomic analyses of the parasitic blood flukes

D Berger - 2022 - repository.cam.ac.uk
The etiological agents of schistosomiasis are snail-vectored, waterborne, parasitic
trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. Schistosomes are considered a considerable public …

Genome-wide analysis of Schistosoma mansoni reveals population structure and praziquantel drug selection pressure within Ugandan hot-spot communities

TJ Vianney, DJ Berger, SR Doyle… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Populations within schistosomiasis control areas, especially those in Africa, are
recommended to receive regular mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel (PZQ) …

Prospects for genomic surveillance for selection in schistosome parasites

ZL Nikolakis, RH Adams, KJ Wade, AJ Lund… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by multiple parasitic Schistosoma
species, and which impacts over 200 million people globally, mainly in low-and middle …