News tagged with schistosomiasis
Surveys for major neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa can be integrated
Oct 27, 2009 |
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It is possible to simultaneously survey a number of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the challenging environment of Southern Sudan, according to a new study published October 27 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tr ...
Discovery to aid in future treatments of third-world parasites
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Schistosomiasis, one of the most important of the neglected tropical diseases, is caused by infection with parasitic helminths of the genus Schistosoma. These parasites are long lived (>10 years) and dwell ...
Study finds new insight on therapy for a devastating parasitic disease
Jun 23, 2009 |
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University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have discovered an important new insight into how a commonly prescribed drug may work to treat those infected by a parasitic flatworm.
Sustainable interventions key to successful schistosomiasis control
May 05, 2009 |
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A decade after the conclusion of a schistosomiasis control program in Mali, prevalence of the disease had regressed to pre-intervention levels, according to a study published May 5 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tr ...
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Combating urinary schistosomiasis: Both metrifonate and praziquantel can be used
Jul 16, 2008 |
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In 2000 the World Health Organization (WHO) stopped recommending metrifonate for treating urinary schistosomiasis because the drug did not appear to be as effective as the treatment of choice, praziquantel. Now a systematic ...
Schistosomiasis more debilitating than estimated
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Public health researchers at Brown University have found that the health burden of an Asian strain of schistosomiasis is much more debilitating than previously thought.
Mekong schistosomiasis is more widespread than previously thought
Mar 19, 2008 |
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A new genetic analysis, published March 19th in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, suggests that the parasitic worm Schistosoma mekongi is more widespread than previously thought. According to the ...
Gene map aims to combat blood flukes
Jun 30, 2009 |
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The first microsatellite-based genetic linkage map has been published for Schistosoma mansoni, a blood fluke that is known to infect over 90 million people in Africa, the Middle East and the New World. Researchers writin ...
Genomes of parasitic flatworms decoded
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Two international research teams have determined the complete genetic sequences of two species of parasitic flatworms that cause schistosomiasis, a debilitating condition also known as snail fever. Schistosoma ma ...
Watching water from space could aid disease prevention in China
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Scientists are looking to outer space for help in their attempt to prevent new outbreaks of the tropical disease schistosomiasis in southern China.
Scientists identify new leads for treating parasitic worm disease
Mar 16, 2008 |
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A research team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Roadmap and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has identified chemical compounds that hold promise as potential therapies ...
Small-scale agricultural changes may help eradicate widespread disease
May 31, 2007 |
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Small changes in agricultural and sanitation practices may eliminate the spread of a disease that affects some 200 million people living in developing nations around the world.
Case Western Reserve professor helps control infectious diseases with models and math
Dec 19, 2008 |
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Can an algebraic equation hold the secret to eradicating malaria or schistosomiasis? A Case Western Reserve University mathematics professor is utilizing the combination of algorithms and models in an effort to assist his ...
Controlling schistosomiasis: buffalo or snails?
Jan 22, 2008 |
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A parasitic infection common in China and Southeast Asia could be effectively reduced by controlling snail populations, according to research published in PLoS Medicine.
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