It is time to raise global awareness to the possibility of schistosomiasis elimination and to
support endemic countries in their quest to determine the most appropriate approaches to …

Schistosomiasis is a helminthiasis infecting approximately 250 million people worldwide. In
2001, the World Health Assembly (WHA) 54.19 resolution defined a new global strategy for …

Where very young children come into contact with water containing schistosome cercariae,
infections occur and schistosomiasis can be found. In high transmission environments, where …

Schistosomiasis remains one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in developing countries.
After malaria, schistosomiasis is the most important tropical disease in terms of human …

Despite growing awareness of the importance of controlling neglected tropical diseases as
a contribution to poverty alleviation and achieving the Millennium Development Goals, there …

Definitive diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium infection in adult patients is a clinically
important challenge. Chronically infected adults pass few eggs in the urine, which are often …

With increasing development and adoption of information and communication technology
initiatives internationally, evolving trends such as bring your own device (BYOD) is rapidly …

Age- related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe visual impairment
in people 65 years and older in industrialized nations. Exudative, or “wet”, AMD is a late form …

Background Schistosomiasis is a water-based disease that is believed to affect over 200
million people with an estimated 97% of the infections concentrated in Africa. However, these …

Background Schistosomiasis affects more than 200 million individuals, mostly in sub-Saharan
Africa, but empirical estimates of the disease burden in this region are unavailable. We …