Human schistosomiasis in Nigeria: present status, diagnosis, chemotherapy, and herbal medicines

U Saidu, MA Ibrahim, HP de Koning, JH McKerrow… - Parasitology …, 2023 - Springer
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by a parasitic, trematode blood fluke
of the genus Schistosoma. With 20 million people infected, mostly due to Schistosoma …

Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of recently published literature (2016–2020)

M Shams, S Khazaei, E Ghasemi, N Nazari… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Urinary schistosomiasis is a serious threat in endemic territories of Africa and
the Middle East. The status of female urinary schistosomiasis (FUS) in published literature …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and risk factors associated with urogenital schistosomiasis among primary school pupils in Nigeria

AM Onyekwere, O Rey, MC Nwanchor, M Alo… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urogenital schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that is endemic to Nigeria and
one which continues to pose a public health problem especially among school-age children …

Recognition and reporting of neglected tropical diseases by primary health care workers in Ibadan, Nigeria

DC Emeto, AT Salawu, MM Salawu… - Pan African Medical …, 2021 - ajol.info
Introduction: neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are serious public health problem
worldwide. Primary healthcare (PHC) workers are important in the prevention and control of …

Knowledge of female genital schistosomiasis and urinary schistosomiasis among final-year midwifery students in the Volta Region of Ghana

WK Azanu, J Osarfo, G Appiah, YS Godonu… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a gynaecological complication of
urinary schistosomiasis (US) with an estimated burden of 20–120 million cases in endemic …

Distribution of urinary schistosomiasis and associated risk factors among school-age children in Kwara State, Nigeria

OA Opeyemi, IA Simon-Oke, TA Olusi - Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 2024 - Springer
Schistosomiasis remains a public health concern in developing countries. This study
assessed the current status of urinary schistosomiasis among school-age children in Kwara …

[PDF][PDF] Urinary schistosomiasis among vulnerable children in security challenged district of Safana, Katsina State-Nigeria

T Auta, JJ Ezra, HS Rufai, ED Alabi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - academia.edu
Aims: Schistosomiasis is among the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) which has
remained a global health burden, causing illnesses of great health, social and economic …

[PDF][PDF] Efficacy of chemical reagent strip in the diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis in Ikota, Ifedore local government area, Ondo State, Nigeria

OB Awosolu, FP Adesina, OS Eke… - J Bacteriol …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Urinary schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma haematobium which
affects the bladder and as such is a major source of morbidity and mortality in Africa and Sub …

Composition and Distribution of Snail Fauna in Water Bodies around Irrigation Schemes of Benue River Valley, Yola Area, Adamawa State, Nigeria

JL Daniel, G Chessed, P Vandi… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - ajol.info
Freshwater snails that act as intermediate host and some abiotic environmental factors plays
a prominent roles in these infections. The objective of this paper as to assess the …

The diversity of fresh water snail fauna in Kiri dam, Adamawa State, North Eastern Nigeria

KM Sanu, WA Istifanus, MS Musa… - GSC Biological and …, 2020 - gsconlinepress.com
Freshwater Snails are crucial in assessing the ecological status of water bodies, besides
their economic, public and veterinary health importance. Hence, the need to study the …