[HTML][HTML] Snail-related contributions from the Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation program including xenomonitoring, focal …

F Allan, SM Ame, YNT Tian-Bi, BV Hofkin… - The American journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE) was
created in 2008 to answer questions of importance to program managers working to reduce …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the genetic determinants of praziquantel resistance in Schistosoma mansoni: Is praziquantel and intestinal schistosomiasis a perfect match?

S Summers, T Bhattacharyya, F Allan… - Frontiers in Tropical …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by parasitic trematodes
belonging to the Schistosoma genus. The mainstay of schistosomiasis control is the delivery …

[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 …

Freshwater snails of biomedical importance in the Niger River Valley: evidence of temporal and spatial patterns in abundance, distribution and infection with …

M Rabone, JH Wiethase, F Allan, AN Gouvras… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Sound knowledge of the abundance and distribution of intermediate host snails
is key to understanding schistosomiasis transmission and to inform effective interventions in …

Schistosome infection in Senegal is associated with different spatial extents of risk and ecological drivers for Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni

IJ Jones, SH Sokolow, AJ Chamberlin… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Schistosome parasites infect more than 200 million people annually, mostly in sub-Saharan
Africa, where people may be co-infected with more than one species of the parasite …

Antagonism between parasites within snail hosts impacts the transmission of human schistosomiasis

MR Laidemitt, LC Anderson, HJ Wearing, MW Mutuku… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Human disease agents exist within complex environments that have underappreciated
effects on transmission, especially for parasites with multi-host life cycles. We examined the …

Comparing shell size and shape with canonical variate analysis of sympatric Biomphalaria species within Lake Albert and Lake Victoria, Uganda

PS Andrus, JR Stothard… - Zoological Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Great African Lakes in Uganda (Lake Albert and Lake Victoria) are known
habitats to several sympatric species of Biomphalaria, intermediate snail hosts of the human …

Defining schistosomiasis hotspots based on literature and shareholder interviews

RM Lim, TM Arme, AB Pedersen, JP Webster… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed a new operational
definition which designates communities with≥ 10% prevalence of Schistosoma spp …

[HTML][HTML] Discovering, defining, and summarizing persistent hotspots in SCORE studies

N Kittur, CH Campbell Jr, S Binder, Y Shen… - The American journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (SCORE)
conducted large field studies on schistosomiasis control and elimination in Africa. All of …

Variation in water contact behaviour and risk of Schistosoma mansoni (re)infection among Ugandan school-aged children in an area with persistent high endemicity

SCM Trienekens, CL Faust, F Besigye, L Pickering… - Parasites & vectors, 2022 - Springer
Background Annual mass drug administration with praziquantel has reduced
schistosomiasis transmission in some highly endemic areas, but areas with persistent high …