Schistosomiasis or bilharzia is a tropical disease caused by worms of the genus
Schistosoma. The transmission cycle requires contamination of surface water by excreta …

Schistosomiasis is the second most important human parasitic disease in terms of
socioeconomic impact, causing great morbidity and mortality, predominantly across the …

Coinfection of a host by multiple parasite species has important epidemiological and clinical
implications. However, the direction and magnitude of effects vary considerably among …

In Tanzania, the first cases of schistosomiasis were reported in the early 19th century. Since
then, various studies have reported prevalences of up to 100% in some areas. However, for …

Parasitic infections are widespread throughout the tropics and sub-tropics, and infection with
multiple parasite species is the norm rather than the exception. Despite the ubiquity of …

Chronic helminth infections induce strong type 2 and regulatory immune responses and are
known to influence immune activity to other antigens such as allergens and vaccines. Since …

In the tropics, helminths are among the most common chronic infections of humans and
Plasmodium infections the most deadly. As these two groups of parasites have similar …

The optimal outcome of a malaria infection is that parasitized cells are killed and degraded
without inducing significant pathology. Since much of the pathology of malaria infection can …

This paper reviews recent studies on the spatial epidemiology of human schistosomiasis in
Africa. The integrated use of geographical information systems, remote sensing and …

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) refer to a group of infectious diseases, which though
treatable and/or preventable, remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among the …