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 …

[HTML][HTML] The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A syndemic perspective

I Fronteira, M Sidat, JP Magalhães, FPC de Barros… - One health, 2021 - Elsevier
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected communities, populations, and countries
throughout the world. As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic developed, the extent to which the …

Immune resilience despite inflammatory stress promotes longevity and favorable health outcomes including resistance to infection

SK Ahuja, MS Manoharan, GC Lee… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Some people remain healthier throughout life than others but the underlying reasons are
poorly understood. Here we hypothesize this advantage is attributable in part to optimal …

[HTML][HTML] Malaria and parasitic neglected tropical diseases: potential syndemics with COVID-19?

JR Gutman, NW Lucchi, PT Cantey… - The American journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, have surpassed 5 million cases globally.
Current models suggest that low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) will have a similar …

Schistosomiasis control: leave no age group behind

CL Faust, DNM Osakunor, JA Downs, S Kayuni… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
Despite accelerating progress towards schistosomiasis control in sub-Saharan Africa,
several age groups have been eclipsed by current treatment and monitoring strategies that …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of prevention and control measures for female genital schistosomiasis, HIV and cervical cancer

D Engels, PJ Hotez, C Ducker, M Gyapong… - Bulletin of the World …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Female genital schistosomiasis as a result of chronic infection with Schistosoma
haematobium (commonly known as bilharzia) continues to be largely ignored by national …

An update on female and male genital schistosomiasis and a call to integrate efforts to escalate diagnosis, treatment and awareness in endemic and non-endemic …

AL Bustinduy, B Randriansolo, AS Sturt… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The last decades have brought important insight and updates in the diagnosis, management
and immunopathology of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) and male genital …

[HTML][HTML] Association of schistosomiasis and HIV infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis

P Patel, CE Rose, EF Kjetland, JA Downs… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) affects up to 56 million women in sub-
Saharan Africa and may increase risk of HIV infection. Methods To assess the association of …

Rethinking the top-down approach to schistosomiasis control and elimination in sub-Saharan Africa

A Onasanya, M Bengtson, O Oladepo… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The control and elimination of schistosomiasis have over the last two decades involved
several strategies, with the current strategy by the World Health Organization (WHO) …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond the barrier: female genital schistosomiasis as a potential risk factor for HIV-1 acquisition

AS Sturt, EL Webb, SC Francis, RJ Hayes… - Acta Tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) results from egg-deposition in the female reproductive
tract primarily by the waterborne parasite Schistosoma (S.) haematobium, and less …