BACKGROUND Chronic medical conditions often occur in combination, as comorbidities,
rather than as isolated conditions. Successful management of chronic conditions depends …

Background Schistosomiasis is one of the most common neglected tropical diseases,
especially in the developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America, with Nigeria having …

Background In the developing world where parasitic worm infections are pervasive,
preventive chemotherapy is the key strategy for morbidity control. However, local …

New ways of integrating and scaling up control of neglected tropical diseases (including
schistosomiasis) are presently underway. In this context consideration of social science …

We evaluated the awareness of and knowledge about intestinal schistosomiasis in a highly
infected rural community of northern Senegal where a variety of health information and …

In Egypt, human schistosomiasis is a chronic endemic disease that can produce portal
hypertension and occasionally death. Curiously, most Egyptian cases of the disease are …

When the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and other international organizations were
established at the end of World War II, the most important causes of morbidity and mortality …

It is now widely recognized that a decentralized approach to the control of parasitic
infections in rural sub-Saharan populations allows for the design of more effective control …

Urinary bilharziasis is a current disease in Côte d'Ivoire. Entomological studies have shown
that its prevalence and intensity are highest in rural areas despite the preventive measures …

Multiple parasitic infections or polyparasitism is the concurrent presence of different parasitic
species in a single host. Humans are often infected with more than one species of parasite …