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Schistosomiasis
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ISBN: 9535167227 9533078529 Year: 2012 Publisher: IntechOpen

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In the wake of the invitation by InTech, this book was written by a number of prominent researchers in the field. It is set to present a compendium of all necessary and up-to-date data to all who are interested. Schistosomiasis or blood fluke disease, also known as Bilharziasis, is a parasitic disease caused by helminths from a genus of trematodes entitled Schistosoma. It is a snail-borne trematode infection. The disease is among the Neglected Tropical Diseases, catalogued by the Global Plan to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2008-2015 and is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be the second most socioeconomically devastating parasitic disease, next to malaria. WHO demonstrates that schistosomiasis affects at least 200 million people worldwide, more than 700 million people live in endemic areas, and more than 200.000 deaths are reported annually. It leads to the loss of about 4.5 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).

Schistosomiasis
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ISBN: 1281866040 9786611866044 1848161514 9781848161511 9781860941467 186094146X 9781281866042 6611866043 Year: 2001 Publisher: London River Edge, NJ Imperial College Press World Scientific Pub. Co.

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This volume brings together updated fundamental knowledge of the schistosomes, their biology and epidemiology, the mechanism of disease and a full description of the pathological sequelae and clinical syndromes in humans. It concludes with chapters on diagnosis and treatment prospects of vaccine development and the most significant controversies regarding immunology and epidemiology.
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  • Schistosomiasis: Setting the Stage (A AF Mahmoud)
  • The Schistosomes and Their Intermediate Hosts (R F Sturrock)
  • The Structure and Expression of the Schist

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New horizons for schistosomiasis research
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ISBN: 1803558563 Year: 2022 Publisher: London : IntechOpen,

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Although there are thousands of parasites all over the world, Schistosoma spp. are unique in terms of their morphology. Although they have separate bodies as "male" and "female," they live in such a way that the female resides within the male. Schistosomaspp., classified in the family of trematodes, has about twenty members, five of which cause a disease called schistosomiasis (or bilharzia) in humans. This disease causes a variety of symptoms, ranging from simple skin lesions to a dramatic clinical scenario of bladder carcinoma. Although there are many different diagnostic and therapeutic methods, schistosomiasis is still an important threat to humans and a significant challenge for healthcare professionals. This book discusses the morphology, geographic distribution, and evolution of Schistosoma spp ., as well as the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of schistosomiasis.


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Atlas de la répartition mondiale des schistosomases
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ISBN: 2867810604 Year: 1987 Publisher: Bordeaux Université de Bordeaux

Bilharzia : a history of imperial tropical medicine
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ISBN: 0521400864 9780521400862 Year: 1991 Volume: vol *6 Publisher: Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press

Freshwater Snails of Africa and their Medical Importance. 2nd ed
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ISBN: 0748400265 0203481445 9780203481448 0203789687 9780203789681 1482295180 9781482295184 Year: 1994 Publisher: London Taylor & Francis

Gender, behavior, and health : schistosomiasis transmission and control in rural Egypt
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ISBN: 1617970247 1936190168 1417522895 9781417522897 9774247280 9789774247286 9781617970245 9781936190164 Year: 2002 Publisher: Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press,

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An estimated 200 million people in the world suffer from schistosomiasis and according to the World Health Organization it ranks second behind malaria in terms of socioeconomic and public health importance in tropical and subtropical areas. This is a study of the disease in rural Egypt.


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Molluscicides in schistosomiasis control.
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ISBN: 0121707407 Year: 1974 Publisher: New York Academic press

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Schistosomiasis
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ISBN: 1280189894 9786610189892 0387233628 038723277X 1441935967 Year: 2005 Volume: 10 Publisher: New York, NY : Springer,

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The goal of Schistosomiasis is to provide the reader with insights into the active research and programs currently related to schistosomiasis, and to use these insights as a way to project forward into the next 10-15 years of work on this disease, spanning the spectrum from research to public health interventions. A secondary goal of this volume is to initiate conversations among those working across the research-to-control spectrum on schistosomiasis about the future of their field, and by doing so lead to constructive efforts to identify and address the most critical questions and challenges related to schistosomiasis. The book covers four main areas: schistosome phylogenetics, gene expression, and the overall genome, including information on exciting new tools for addressing questions that have long been inaccessible to schistosomologists; the host-schistosome interaction at the larval to adult worm interface and addresses aspects important for vaccine development as well as how differential gene expression as detected by DNA microarrays may be utilized to develop tools for detection and control of infection or pathology; the development of the host immune response to eggs, granuloma formation and factors affecting the development and regulation of immunopathology; and the public health concerns associated with schistosomiasis, including morbidity control, host genetics, treatment and proposals for improved partnerships. The volume concludes with a chapter addressing the schisms that sometimes exist along the spectrum from basic research programs to the implementation of control schemes, and a proposal to make these differences benefit patients and researchers rather than succumb to base temptations to compete for resources to no one’s benefit. Like many of the diseases featured in the World Class Parasites series, the prospects for dramatic advances in schistosomiasis coincide with a seemingly shrinking pool of both human and material resources. The most meaningful progress will occur as the laboratory better understands the needs in the field and the field better understands the capabilities of the laboratory.

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