In recent years, control of neglected tropical diseases has been increasingly gaining
momentum and interventions against schistosomiasis are being progressively scaled-up …

We reviewed survey data deposited in the Global Neglected Tropical Diseases database
and many other articles on the prevalence and distribution of Schistosoma haematobium in …

The burden of schistosomiasis in infants and preschool-aged children and their mothers is
poorly known. We carried out a cross-sectional epidemiological survey in two villages in …

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 …

Schistosomiasis is considered as one of the most important trematode disease of man. The
most important goal of the present study is to use the natural plants as cheaper and …

The current study considers the distribution of a small sample of 138 Bulinus snails, across
28 localities within eight Nigerian states. Snails were identified using a combination of …

Studies on vesical schistosomiasis and its snail vectors were carried out between October
2001–May 2002 among rural Ezza farmers inhabiting the southwestern border of Ebonyi …

Anti-schistosomal effect of crude aqueous extract of Occimum gratissimum (scent leaf) and
Andrographis paniculata (king of bitters) on Schistosoma haematobium were cercaricidally …

The present study aims to report on the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis in the
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which represents 30% of the total …

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