The stumbling block for the continued, single-drug use of praziquantel (PZQ) against
schistosomiasis is less justified by the risk of drug resistance than by the fact that this drug is …

Human schistosomiasis is one of the most common Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs); it
is an intravascular parasite caused by the trematode blood fluke (Schistosoma). Most human …

Arachidonic acid (ARA), an omega-6 fatty acid, is a potent schistosomicide that displayed
significant and safe therapeutic effects in Schistosoma mansoni-infected schoolchildren in S …

A double-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted in an endemic focus for
Schistosoma mansoni in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Northern Nile Delta, Egypt, to evaluate …

Background Control of human schistosomiasis remains a longstanding issue on the agenda
of the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP). Substantial impact on morbidity …

We assessed the feasibility of using a test, treat, track, test, and treat (5T) active surveillance
strategy to identify and treat individuals with schistosomiasis in three very low-prevalence …

Background: This work demonstrates successful propagation of HCV in HepG2 and human
blood cells as well as viral shedding into their culture media. The influence of Schistosoma …

The expansion in the volume of research activity over the last 100 years and the
acceleration of technological change that underpins the nature and, to a lesser extent, the …

Schistosomiasis has been incriminated in the significant increase in hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infections, although the association has not been adequately explained. We hypothesized …

Report on a 16-year-old male came to emergency unit of Internal medicine department at
Kasr Alaini hospital with chronic diarrhea of 5months' duration, significant weight loss, fever …