ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2018
Schistosomiasis in Africa: Improving strategies for long-term and sustainable morbidity control.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of human schistosomiasis in various regions of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies conducted for the past ten years (2013-2023).PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Epidemiological dynamics and associated risk factors ofPathogens and global health · 2020Pooled it
- Comparative palatability of orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) of Praziquantel (L-PZQ and Rac-PZQ) versus current PZQ tablet in African children: A randomized, single-blind, crossover study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Trial
- Efficacy of single versus four repeated doses of praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni infection in school-aged children from Côte d'Ivoire based on Kato-Katz and POC-CCA: An open-label, randomised controlled trial (RePST).PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Trial
- Persistent Hotspots in Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation Studies for Gaining and Sustaining Control of Schistosomiasis after Four Years of Mass Drug Administration of Praziquantel.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Trial
- A multi-site laboratory evaluation of the MEDSCAN application for automated POC-CCA interpretation.Frontiers in parasitology · 2026Article
- Precision mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school-age children: Targeting interventions in western Kenya.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Schistosomiasis and water resources development in Africa: A scoping review and multi-case evaluation of associated snail control.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Schistosoma mansoni infection and hepatitis B surface antigen carriage rate among school children in Jille Timuga District, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- The Value Proposition of Coordinated Population Cohorts Across Africa.Annual review of biomedical data science · 2024Review
- Urogenital schistosomiasis among adult male population in an endemic area of southern Tanzania: a descriptive cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Schistosomiasis control in Senegal: results from community data analysis for optimizing preventive chemotherapy intervention with praziquantel.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2023Article
- A mixed method analysis of the Botswana schistosomiasis control policy and plans using the policy triangle framework.Global health research and policy · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of free-living amoebae infections in Africa: a review.Pathogens and global health · 2023Review
- Awareness and knowledge of female genital schistosomiasis in a population with high endemicity: a cross-sectional study in Madagascar.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Ethnobotanical Survey and Cercaricidal Activity Screening of Medicinal Plants Used for Schistosomiasis Treatment in Atwima-Nwabiagya District, Ashanti Region, Ghana.Journal of parasitology research · 2023Article
- Patient journey and resources mapping to implement a praziquantel mass drug administration program for children aged 5 years and below in resource-limited settings.Systematic reviews · 2022Article
- Defining elimination as a public health problem for schistosomiasis control programmes: beyond prevalence of heavy-intensity infections.The Lancet. Global health · 2022Review
- Genome-wide analysis of Schistosoma mansoni reveals limited population structure and possible praziquantel drug selection pressure within Ugandan hot-spot communities.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Schistosoma mansoni infection induces plasmablast and plasma cell death in the bone marrow and accelerates the decline of host vaccine responses.PLoS pathogens · 2022Article
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17 authors.
Michael D FrenchRTI International, Washington DC, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-9886-9980
Darin EvansUnited States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Fiona M FlemingSchistosomiasis Control Initiative, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
W Evan SecorCenters of Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Nana-Kwadwo BiritwumBill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Simon J BrookerBill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Amaya BustinduyLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Anouk GouvrasGlobal Schistosomiasis Alliance, London, United Kingdom.
Narcis KabatereineSchistosomiasis Control Initiative, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0001-7036-5716
Charles H KingCase Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America.
Maria Rebollo PoloExpanded Special Program for Elimination of NTDs (ESPEN), World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
Jutta Reinhard-RuppGlobal Health Institute, Merck KGaA (Germany), Coinsins, Switzerland.
David RollinsonGlobal Schistosomiasis Alliance, London, United Kingdom.
Louis-Albert Tchuem TchuentéUniversity of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Jürg UtzingerSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
Johannes WaltzGlobal Schistosomiasis Alliance, London, United Kingdom.
Yaobi ZhangHelen Keller International, Dakar, Senegal.ORCID 0000-0002-7370-9171
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World Health Organization 001
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