The past three years has seen the launch of a new World Health Organization (WHO)
neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) roadmap, together with revised control and elimination …

Blood flukes within the genus Schistosoma (schistosomes) are responsible for the major
disease, schistosomiasis, in tropical and sub-tropical areas. This disease is predominantly …

Background The risk of co-infection with Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni and the
potential harmful effect on morbidity and control is enhanced by the overlapping distribution …

Background The diagnosis of schistosomiasis currently relies on microscopic detection of
schistosome eggs in stool or urine samples and serological assays. The poor sensitivity of …

Interrogating the genetic make-up of schistosome larvae (ie, eggs, miracidia, and cercariae)
originating from definitive or intermediate snail hosts with molecular DNA methods has, by …

Molecular analysis of atypical schistosome eggs retrieved from children in Malawi revealed
genetic interactions occurring between human (Schistosoma haematobium) and livestock …

Background: Schistosomiasis is a major poverty-related disease caused by dioecious
parasitic flatworms of the genus Schistosoma with a health impact on both humans and …

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease, though it is highly prevalent in many parts of
sub-Saharan Africa. While Schistosoma haematobium-bovis hybrids have been reported in …

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the helminth Schistosoma spp.
and has the second highest global impact of all parasites. Schistosoma are transmitted …

Background Freshwater snails are the intermediate hosts of a large variety of trematode
flukes such as Schistosoma mansoni responsible for one of the most important parasitic …