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Background Point‐of‐care (POC) tests for diagnosing schistosomiasis include tests based
on circulating antigen detection and urine reagent strip tests. If they had sufficient diagnostic …

Schistosomiasis remains one of the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases especially in
Nigeria which has the greatest number of infected people worldwide. A cross-sectional study …

Background Urogenital schistosomiasis remains highly endemic in Africa. Current control is
based on drug administration, targeted either to school-age children or to high-risk …

Background Accurate diagnosis is pivotal for implementing strategies for surveillance,
control, and elimination of schistosomiasis. Despite their low sensitivity in low-endemicity …

Urogenital schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasite
Schistosoma haematobium, which resides in the vasculature surrounding the urogenital …

Background: Studies in northern Nigeria have suggested a linear relationship between
urinary schistosomiasis and individual water-related activities. Knowledge of the perceptions …

A twelve-month epidemio-ecological study on the prevalence, infection intensity, water
contact and vector aspects of urinary schistosomiasis was conducted in a rural community of …

A study on the prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium infection in school aged children of
Konduga Local Government Area of northeastern Nigeria was conducted between the …

The validity and reliability of haematuria when used as screening criteria in community
diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis is presented. Between May and July, 1998, 1173 …