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A longitudinal study of men with male genital schistosomiasis in southern Malawi associated with human, zoonotic and hybrid schistosomes.

Bright Mainga, Sekeleghe Kayuni, Fatima Ahmed, Guilleary Deles, Lucas Joseph Cunningham, Dingase Kumwenda, David Lally Jnr, Priscilla Chammudzi, Donales Kapira, Gladys Namacha and 23 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors.

Bright MaingaMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
Sekeleghe KayuniMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6948-0087
Fatima AhmedDepartment of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, CTID Building, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.
Guilleary DelesDepartment of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, CTID Building, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.
Lucas Joseph CunninghamDepartment of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, CTID Building, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3017-4074
Dingase KumwendaMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
David Lally JnrMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
Priscilla ChammudziMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
Donales KapiraMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
Gladys NamachaMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
Alice ChisaleMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
Tereza NchembeMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
Louis KinleyMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
Ephraim ChibwanaMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
Bazwell NkhalemaMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
Gilbert ChapwetekaNsanje District Hospital, Ministry of Health, Nsanje, Malawi.
Henry ChibowaMangochi District Hospital, Ministry of Health, Mangochi, Malawi.
Victor KumfundaMangochi District Hospital, Ministry of Health, Mangochi, Malawi.
Alexandra JuhaszDepartment of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, CTID Building, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2600-3544
Sam JonesDepartment of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, CTID Building, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.
John ArcherDepartment of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, CTID Building, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.
Angus M O'FerrallDepartment of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, CTID Building, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.
Sarah RollasonSchool of Biosciences, The Sir Martin Evans Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Abigail CawleyDepartment of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, CTID Building, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.
Ruth CowlishawDepartment of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, CTID Building, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2673-5104
Andrew NguluweNational Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths Control Programme, Community Health Sciences Unit (CHSU), Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
John ChiphwanyaNational Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths Control Programme, Community Health Sciences Unit (CHSU), Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Michael LuhangaNational Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths Control Programme, Community Health Sciences Unit (CHSU), Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Holystone KafanikhaleNational Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths Control Programme, Community Health Sciences Unit (CHSU), Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Peter MakaulaMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
E James La CourseLaboratory Department, Mangochi District Hospital, Mangochi, Malawi.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9261-7136
Janelisa MusayaMalawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
J Russell StothardDepartment of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, CTID Building, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-3420

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In sub-Saharan Africa's endemic areas for urogenital schistosomiasis, male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) can cause significant morbidity. As part of the

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SchistosomaSchistosomiasis haematobiaZoonosesAdultAnimalsDNA, HelminthHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalawiMaleMiddle AgedPraziquantelPrevalenceSchistosoma haematobiumSemenYoung AdultDNA, HelminthPraziquantelhybridLake MalawiMGSpraziquantelSchistosoma haematobiumSchistosoma mattheeisemenShire river

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PMID41055114
PMCPMC13124307

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