Background Point‐of‐care (POC) tests for diagnosing schistosomiasis include tests based
on circulating antigen detection and urine reagent strip tests. If they had sufficient diagnostic …

Schistosomiasis remains one of the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases especially in
Nigeria which has the greatest number of infected people worldwide. A cross-sectional study …

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 …

Objective To determine the prevalence and intensity of infection and the risk factors
associated with urinary schistosomiasis in pre-school and school aged children in Guma …

Background Urinary schistosomiasis is endemic in many rural communities of Nigeria and
school aged children are mostly affected. A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the epidemiology of urogenital schistosomiasis among pregnant
women in rural communities of southwestern Nigeria. METHODS: The present cross …

Schistosomiasis is a disease of great pathological effects in human especially during
teenage years. The disease is a major public health problem with deepen economic …

Aim: This study was aimed at determining the number of children infected in relation to study
population. Study Design: Cross sectional Place and Duration of Study: This study was …

The prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among pupils attending two different primary
schools in Bomo village, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria was investigated. A total of two …

Background: Schistosomiasis is the second most predominant tropical disease in the world,
next to malaria. Nigeria is one of the countries in Africa, where urinary schistosomiasis is …