In this editorial,we comment on the article by Rolim et al in World Journal of Hepatology,which highlights the impacts of hepatopulmonary syndrome(HPS)related to schistosomiasis in patients with and without cirrhosis....
Schistosomal appendicitis(SA)is a rare but serious complication of schistosomiasis,a parasitic disease affecting over 250 million people worldwide.A recent retrospective study by Wang et al provides important insights...
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and mostly affects school going children. Côte d’Ivoire is one of the most vulnerable countries to schistosomiasis, and its preva...
BACKGROUND The hepatosplenic schistosomiasis(HSS)with portal hypertension can cause vascular complications such as hepatopulmonary syndrome(HPS).HPS increases the risk of mortality in patients with cirrhosis;however,t...
BACKGROUND Chronic schistosomiasis causes multiple organ and multiple system diseases,especially the digestive system.Schistosome eggs are mainly deposited in the stomach,liver and colorectal,but a few eggs are deposi...
Schistosomiasis is a prevalent health issue in numerous countries in Africa,Asia,and South America.Data regarding the coinfection of schistosomiasis with hepatitis C virus(HCV)is limited,yet this coinfection is preval...
supported by the program of the Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research(No.131031104000160004);the China-Africa Cooperation Project on Schistosomiasis Control and Elimination(2020-C4-0001-2).
Zimbabwe,located in Southern Africa,faces a significant public health challenge due to schistosomiasis.We investigated this issue with emphasis on risk prediction of schistosomiasis for the entire population.To this e...
supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(No.2018ZX10101002-002);National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFC2300800,2021YFC2300804);International Joint Laboratory on Tropical Diseases Control in Greater Mekong Subregion(no.21410750200)from Shanghai Municipality Government;the Scientifc research project of Shanghai Health Commission(20204Y0050).
Background The zoonotic infectious diseases of poverty(zIDPs)are a group of diseases contributing to global pov-erty,with significant impacts on a substantial population.This study aims to describe the global,regional...
Funding for the study has been obtained from the Swiss National Science Foundation(SNSF;Bern,Switzerland)via a PRIMA grant to Stefanie Knopp(PR00P3_179753).Naomi C.Ndum is funded by a personal stipend from the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships(ESKAS)programme and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute(Swiss TPH);The funding sources had no role in the design and execution of this study,analyses and interpretation of the data,or decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Background Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interruption of transmission in selected areas are goals set by the World Health Organization for 2030.Behaviour change communication(BCC),coupl...
Changsha Municipal Science and Technology Bureau,Grant/Award Numbers:kzd2001087,2020SK21362;Hunan Provincial Natural Science Joint Foundation,Grant/Award Number:2023JJ60389。
HIV-1 and schistosomal infections present significant global health challenges,and neurological manifestations of these pathogens are easily misdiagnosed due to their rarity.Here,we report the case of a 36-year-old pa...