Parasitic diseases cause significant global morbidity and mortality, particularly in underdeveloped regions of the world. Malaria alone causes∼ 800 000 deaths each year …
Background The increased sequencing of pathogen genomes and the subsequent availability of genome-scale functional datasets are expected to guide the experimental …
Abstract The TDR Targets Database (http://tdrtargets. org) has been designed and developed as an online resource to facilitate the rapid identification and prioritization of …
W Mathieson, RA Wilson - International journal for parasitology, 2010 - Elsevier
The schistosome egg is the key agent responsible both for transmission of the parasite from human to molluscan host, and is the primary cause of pathogenesis in schistosomiasis …
This review considers the current status of urinary schistosomiasis, caused by infection with Schistosoma haematobium, and argues that greater research effort and focus are needed to …
J Mulvenna, L Moertel, MK Jones, S Nawaratna… - International journal for …, 2010 - Elsevier
The ability of the mammalian blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum to survive in the inhospitable environment of the mammalian bloodstream can be attributed, at least in part …
ZG Han, PJ Brindley, SY Wang… - Annual review of …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Schistosomiasis, caused mainly by Schistosoma japonicum, S. mansoni, and S. hematobium, remains one of the most prevalent and serious parasitic diseases worldwide …
Background The possible emergence of resistance to the only available drug for schistosomiasis spurs drug discovery that has been recently incentivized by the availability …
Liver flukes of animals are parasitic flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) of major socioeconomic importance in many countries. Key representatives, such as Fasciola …