ReviewPathogens and global health2014
Maternal schistosomiasis: a growing concern in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Over-dispersion in malaria-schistosoma co-infection: insights from a meta-analytical approach and systematic review.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of schistosomiasis and its association with anemia among pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasites & vectors · 2021Pooled it
- Imported female genital schistosomiasis: a neglected health issue across borders.Journal of global health · 2026Review
- Reversible paralysis in pregnancy, thinking beyond malaria: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Impact of schistosomiasis infection on maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study in Nigeria.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Maternal Helminth Infection Causes Dysfunctional B Cell Development in Male Offspring.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2024Article
- PriorFrontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- The Global Prevalence ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Review
- A descriptive qualitative case study of the experiences, perceptions and attitudes of pregnant women on Unguja island, Zanzibar, towards antischistosomal treatment.Acta tropica · 2022Article
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- Schistosomiasis infections in South African pregnant women: A review.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated withJournal of parasitology research · 2019Article
- Treading the Path towards Genetic Control of Snail Resistance to Schistosome Infection.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2018Review
- Schistosomiasis and Infertility in East Africa.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2018Article
- Paediatric and maternal schistosomiasis: shifting the paradigms.British medical bulletin · 2017Review
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Abstract
Schistosomiasis remains one of the most important tropical parasitic infections threatening millions of lives in endemic areas. Cases of infections due to Schistosoma spp, the diecious digenetic trematodes have been on the increase over the last decades. While considerable efforts have been made to reduce infections and morbidities in most endemic areas, these efforts seem to be tailored only towards a specific group (school-based resources). This bias towards school children in epidemiological studies has also been observed in various research efforts in sub-Saharan Africa, thus making it difficult to produce a reliable estimate of the extent of infection in other strata of the population at risk. In recent times, attention has been drawn to Schistosoma spp infections in infants and preschool children, while studies on epidemiology of maternal schistosomiasis still suffer neglect. Considering the potential morbidity of Schistosoma infections on the mothers, fetuses, and neonates, as evidenced in some animal models and human case studies, more attention is solicited in all areas of observational studies and clinical trials, for maternal schistosomiasis with the aim of providing relevant data and information for effective management of the disease during pregnancy.
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