Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, remains a significant public health challenge in Ghana, affecting millions of people, particularly school-aged children. Dr. Enoch Mensah Boateng, a renowned ...

What’s the world’s most dangerous animal? That’s a question asked by many people; very few seem to specify what they mean by ...

We then take the situation of schistosomiasis mansoni within the Albertine region of Uganda as a case study in terms of elucidating the factors behind the severe morbidity observed and the avenues and ...

caused by schistosoma mansoni as well as those coinfected with P. falciparum which causes malaria and S. mansoni living along Lake Albert in Uganda. Her research highlighted a high prevalence of S.

In our study, we utilized a murine model of Schistosoma mansoni infection to investigate the cognitive impact of schistosomiasis. Our aims were multifaceted: to pinpoint the specific cognitive domains ...

Schistosomiasis mansoni and japonica, helminth infections involving the livers of 100 million people, are among the 'great neglected diseases of mankind' on the basis both of their prevalence and the ...

Moses A, Adriko M, Kibwika B, Tukahebwa EM, Faust CL, Lamberton PHL. Residence Time, Water Contact, and Age-driven Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Hotspot Communities in Uganda. Am J Trop Med Hyg.

S Knopp acknowledges additional financial support from the Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation (sub-award no. RR374-053/4893196). The research of K. Ingram and J ...