The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are the most common conditions affecting the
poorest 500 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and together produce a …

It is time to raise global awareness to the possibility of schistosomiasis elimination and to
support endemic countries in their quest to determine the most appropriate approaches to …

Use of PZQ will increase in the foreseeable future, whether given alone or coadministered
with other anthelminthics in integrated control programmes. PZQ resistance remains a threat …

The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are highly endemic but patchily distributed among
the 20 countries and almost 400 million people of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) …

The capacity of climatic conditions to modulate the extent and intensity of parasitism is well
known since long ago. Concerning helminths, among the numerous environmental …

Background Schistosoma japonicum causes an infection involving humans, livestock, and
snails and is a significant cause of morbidity in China. Methods We evaluated a …

Schistosomiasis, caused by trematode blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, is recognized
as the most important human helminth infection in terms of morbidity and mortality. Infection …

Available data regarding the distribution, prevalence and severity of various diseases are
based on the performance and operational characteristics of the diagnostic techniques …

Appraisal of the present and future impact of climate change and climate variability on the
transmission of infectious diseases is a complex but pressing public health issue. We …

The new WHO Roadmap for Neglected Tropical Diseases targets the global elimination of
schistosomiasis as a public health problem. To date, control strategies have focused on …