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Epidemiology of mixed Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium infections in northern Senegal Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Inbreeding within human Schistosoma mansoni Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Gent KU Leuven
The size, structure and distribution of host populations are key determinants of the genetic composition of parasite populations. Despite the evolutionary and epidemiological merits, there has been little consideration of how host heterogeneities affect the evolutionary trajectories of parasite populations. We assessed the genetic composition of natural populations of the parasite Schistosoma mansoni in northern Senegal. A total of 1346 ...
Altered Cervical Mucosal Gene Expression and Lower Interleukin 15 Levels in Women With Schistosoma haematobium Infection but Not in Women With Schistosoma mansoni Infection Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Insufficiency of annual praziquantel treatment to control Schistosoma mansoni infections in adult women: AÂ longitudinal cohort study in rural Tanzania Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Bladder morbidity and hepatic fibrosis in mixed Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni infections: a population-wide study in northern Senegal Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Assessing the public health importance of Schistosoma mansoni in different endemic areas: attributable fraction estimates as an approach Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Increased hepatotoxicity among HIV-infected adults co-infected with Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Regular treatments of praziquantel do not impact on the genetic make-up of Schistosoma mansoni in northern Senegal Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Schistosoma mansoni infection is associated with increased monocytes and fewer natural killer T cells in the female genital tract Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Schistosoma mansoni infection may impair genital mucosal antiviral immunity, but immune cell populations have not been well characterized. We characterized mononuclear cells from cervical brushings of women with and without S mansoni infection. We observed lower frequencies of natural killer T cells and higher frequencies of CD14(+) monocytes in infected women.