Schistosomiasis with a focus on Africa

OP Aula, DP McManus, MK Jones… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Schistosomiasis is a common neglected tropical disease of impoverished people and
livestock in many developing countries in tropical Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin …

Impact of human schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa

AF Adenowo, BE Oyinloye, BI Ogunyinka… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
abstract Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease of poverty ranks second among the
most widespread parasitic disease in various nations in sub-Saharan Africa. Neglected …

Time to set the agenda for schistosomiasis elimination

D Rollinson, S Knopp, S Levitz, JR Stothard… - Acta tropica, 2013 - Elsevier
It is time to raise global awareness to the possibility of schistosomiasis elimination and to
support endemic countries in their quest to determine the most appropriate approaches to …

Schistosomiasis—from immunopathology to vaccines

DP McManus, R Bergquist, P Cai… - Seminars in …, 2020 - Springer
Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by trematode worms of
the genus Schistosoma. The transmission cycle involves human (or other mammalian) water …

Diagnosis and management of schistosomiasis

DJ Gray, AG Ross, YS Li, DP McManus - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Schistosomiasis, or bilharzia, is a common intravascular infection caused by parasitic
Schistosoma trematode worms. 1 2 A systematic review and meta-analysis published in …

我国血吸虫病传播阻断实现路径的探讨

周晓农, 姜庆五, 郭家钢, 林丹丹, 朱蓉, 杨国静… - 中国血吸虫病防治 …, 2012 - zgxfzz.com
本文分析了我国血吸虫病流行现状, 围绕我国2020 年达到血吸虫病传播阻断目标的客观条件,
实现路径等进行了讨论, 阐述了在传播阻断前, 中, 后3 个时期的防治策略, 监测与响应 …

Elimination of schistosomiasis in China: Current status and future prospects

W Wang, R Bergquist, CH King… - PLOS Neglected Tropical …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem among all disease-endemic
countries in 2030 is an ambitious goal. Recent achievements resulting from mass drug …

Global assessment of schistosomiasis control over the past century shows targeting the snail intermediate host works best

SH Sokolow, CL Wood, IJ Jones… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite control efforts, human schistosomiasis remains prevalent throughout
Africa, Asia, and South America. The global schistosomiasis burden has changed little since …

Spatial distribution of schistosomiasis and treatment needs in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and geostatistical analysis

YS Lai, P Biedermann, UF Ekpo, A Garba… - The Lancet infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Schistosomiasis affects more than 200 million individuals, mostly in sub-
Saharan Africa, but empirical estimates of the disease burden in this region are unavailable …

Prevention and control of schistosomiasis: a current perspective

MT Inobaya, RM Olveda, TNP Chau… - Research and reports …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that ranks second only to malaria in terms of
human suffering in the tropics and subtropics. Five species are known to infect man and …