Eosinophilia in infectious diseases

EM O'Connell, TB Nutman - … and Allergy Clinics, 2015 - immunology.theclinics.com
Eosinophilia can be caused by both infectious and noninfectious processes, many of which
may be clinically indistinguishable. Narrowing the differential diagnosis can be achieved by …

Clinical spectrum of schistosomiasis: an update

C Carbonell, B Rodríguez-Alonso… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Schistosomiasis is a helminthic infection and one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
It is caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. It is an important public health …

Linking water quality and well-being for improved assessment and valuation of ecosystem services

BL Keeler, S Polasky, KA Brauman… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Despite broad recognition of the value of the goods and services provided by nature,
existing tools for assessing and valuing ecosystem services often fall short of the needs and …

Schistosomiasis in travellers and migrants

J Clerinx, A Van Gompel - Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2011 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis is a tropical parasitic disease caused by blood-dwelling fluke worms of the
genus Schistosoma whose infective stages, the cercariae, are amplified through mollusks …

[HTML][HTML] Acute schistosomiasis, a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

S Jauréguiberry, L Paris, E Caumes - Clinical microbiology and infection, 2010 - Elsevier
In non-endemic countries, acute (invasive) schistosomiasis (AS) is typically seen in non-
immune travellers, whereas chronic schistosomiasis is more frequently diagnosed in …

Eosinophilia in returning travellers and migrants from the tropics: UK recommendations for investigation and initial management

AM Checkley, PL Chiodini, DH Dockrell, I Bates… - Journal of Infection, 2010 - Elsevier
Eosinophilia is a common finding in returning travellers and migrants, and in this group it
often indicates an underlying helminth infection. Infections are frequently either …

Productivity loss related to neglected tropical diseases eligible for preventive chemotherapy: a systematic literature review

EJ Lenk, WK Redekop, M Luyendijk… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) not only cause health and life expectancy
loss, but can also lead to economic consequences including reduced ability to work. This …

Diagnosis and treatment of schistosomiasis in children in the era of intensified control

S Knopp, SL Becker, KJ Ingram, J Keiser… - Expert review of anti …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In the current era of intensified and integrated control against schistosomiasis and other
neglected tropical diseases, there is a need to carefully rethink and take into consideration …

Should we be treating animal schistosomiasis in Africa? The need for a One Health economic evaluation of schistosomiasis control in people and their livestock

CM Gower, L Vince, JP Webster - Transactions of the Royal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
A One Health economic perspective allows informed decisions to be made regarding control
priorities and/or implementation strategies for infectious diseases. Schistosomiasis is a …

[HTML][HTML] Schistosome infection and its effect on pulmonary circulation

G Butrous - Global cardiology science & practice, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Schistosomiasis is the most common parasitic disease associated with pulmonary
hypertension. It induces remodelling via complex inflammatory processes, which eventually …