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Schistosomiasis  

Schistosomiasis is also known as bilharzia after Theodor Bilharz, who first identified the parasite in Egypt in 1851. Infection is widespread with a relatively low mortality rate, but a high morbidity rate, causing severe debilitating illness in millions of people. The disease is often associated with water resource development projects, such as dams and irrigation schemes, where the snail intermediate hosts of the parasite breed.

Review Articles

23 Jan 2008

The Social Determinants Of Schistosomiasis

The Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (SDH) was launched by WHO in March 2005.
Source: WHO/TDR
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23 Jan 2008

Genomics And Proteomics: Towards New Targets In Schistosome Research

The first years of the 21st century have seen quite remarkable advances in our knowledge of the schistosome genome and the application of new technologies such as microarrays and proteomics to exploit the accumulating information.
Source: WHO/TDR
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News

11 Apr 2008

Infectious diseases likely to spread as a consequence of global warming, says WHO

The World Health Organization used World Health Day 2008 to highlight the likely impact of global warming on the spread of infectious diseases.
Source: World Health Organization
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9 Apr 2008

New Japanese award for public health commitment in Africa

The Government of Japan has announced its decision to award the inaugural Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize to Brian Greenwood and Miriam K.Were.
Source: World Health Organization
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Research Articles

26 Aug 2008

Acute Schistosoma mansoni Infection Increases Susceptibility to Systemic SHIV Clade C Infection in Rhesus Macaques after Mucosal Virus Exposure

Rhesus macaques infected with S. mansoni show increased susceptibility to SHIV infections.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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18 Jun 2008

Altered patterns of gene expression underlying the enhanced immunogenicity of radiation-attenuated schistosomes

Further insights on the immunity-evasion strategies of the schistosome fluke.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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