Abstract Introduction: The Global significance of schistosomiasis started waning over the
years owing to its eradication in most developed societies, until the reawaking of global …

Objectives: Schistosomiasis is a chronic, progressive and granulomatous disease which is
not immediately fatal but constitutes enormous medical and public health implications. This …

Nigeria's growing population remains vulnerable to schistosomiasis. In view of little or no
actively planned control programmes for schistosomiasis in Nigeria, it has become a 'come …

Nigerian children suffer a great burden of parasitic infections. Urinary schistosomiasis is
associated with children's daily indulgence in uncontrolled water activities in unsafe water …

Schistosoma haematobium, a major pathogen of urogenital schistosomiasis, has been
reported to be affecting an estimated 30 million people in Nigeria. Current national estimates …

Aims: Urinary schistosomiasis is a persistent health burden among African children. They
are mostly unaware of the risks of transmission of schistosomiasis via cercariae-infested …

Background: Nigeria is the global hotspot for schistosomiasisdespite several rounds of
school-based preventive chemotherapy because reliable data regarding its geographical …

Background: Bilharzia is a parasitic disease caused by the trematode worms
(schistosomes). It is the most important and prevalent of water-borne parasitic disease …

Aims: Schistosomiasis is among the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) which has
remained a global health burden, causing illnesses of great health, social and economic …

Improper waste disposal, unsafe water and indiscriminate water-contact activities are major
factors enhancing continuous spread of schistosomiasis in Nigeria. Many water bodies are …