Schistosomes infect over 200 million people. The prodigious egg output of these parasites is
the sole driver of pathology due to infection, yet our understanding of sexual reproduction by …

Eggs produced by the mature female parasite are responsible for the pathogenesis and
transmission of schistosomiasis. Female schistosomes rely on a unique male-induced …

Schistosomes are flatworm parasites that undergo a complex life cycle involving two hosts.
The regulation of the parasite's developmental processes relies on both coding RNAs and …

Hematophagous organisms undergo remarkable metabolic changes during the blood
digestion process, increasing fermentative glucose metabolism, and reducing respiratory …

When adult schistosome worm pairs are transferred from experimental hosts to in vitro
culture they cease producing viable eggs within a few days. Female worms in unisexual …

In schistosomiasis, eggs produced by bisexual infected mature female schistosome worms
(FMS) are the main cause of pathological damage to the host and the dissemination of the …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been reported to be secreted from Schistosoma japonicum
at all developmental stages. However, the reproduction and communication mechanisms …

Background Schistosomiasis is a disease primarily caused by eggs laid by pathogens called
schistosomes. Among the schistosome species infecting humans, Schistosoma japonicum …

Background Most haematophagous organisms constantly suck the host's haemoglobin,
which produces toxic free haem. This toxic haem aggregation into the nontoxic …

The discovery of novel antihelmintic molecules to combat the development and spread of
schistosomiasis, a disease caused by several Schistosoma flatworm species, mobilizes …