Background. Schistosomiasis is caused by Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium in
Africa. These schistosome parasites use freshwater snail intermediate hosts to complete …

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 …

Background Despite twelve rounds of school-based preventive chemotherapy for
schistosomiasis in endemic areas of Tanzania such as Mtama district, Lindi: the burden of …

Nasarawa and Plateau states of north-central Nigeria have implemented programs to control
schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) in children since the 1990s …

Ability of the snail species to repopulate an aquatic environment is a risk factor to be
considered by an epidemiologist in an area where schistosomiasis is endemic. A survey …

Background Increased risk of schistosomiasis in peri-urban and urban towns is not
uncommon. An epidemiological survey was carried out in the Tiko Health District (THD), an …

Malacological and parasitological studies were conducted from April 2020 to March 2021 to
determine the abundance and distribution of molluscs and cercariae of Schistosoma spp …

Schistosomiasis is a common neglected tropical disease in sub-Saharan Africa, with the
greatest number of infected people residing in Nigeria. Several factors have been shown to …

Background: Schistosomiasis is among the neglected tropical diseases that cause
significant morbidity and mortality among the vulnerable population including school-aged …

Snails of the genus, Bulinus are known to transmit urinary schistosomiasis. Longitudinal
limnological and Bulinus surveys were geospatially performed at 11 study sites frequently …