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Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths using the Kato-Katz technique: What is the influence of stirring, storage time and storage temperature on stool sample egg counts? by Bosch, Felix, Palmeirim, Marta S, Ali, Said M, Ame, Shaali M, Hattendorf, Jan, Keiser, Jennifer

“…Soil-transmitted helminths infect about one fifth of the world's population and have a negative impact on health. The Kato-Katz technique is the recommended…”
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Sensitivity and Specificity of a Urine Circulating Anodic Antigen Test for the Diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium in Low Endemic Settings by Knopp, Stefanie, Corstjens, Paul L A M, Koukounari, Artemis, Cercamondi, Colin I, Ame, Shaali M, Ali, Said M, de Dood, Claudia J, Mohammed, Khalfan A, Utzinger, Jürg, Rollinson, David, van Dam, Govert J

“…Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interruption of transmission in selected areas are key goals of the World Health Organization for…”
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Long-term outcomes of ivermectin-albendazole versus albendazole alone against soil-transmitted helminths: Results from randomized controlled trials in Lao PDR and Pemba Island, Tanzania by Keller, Ladina, Welsche, Sophie, Patel, Chandni, Sayasone, Somphou, Ali, Said M, Ame, Shaali M, Hattendorf, Jan, Hürlimann, Eveline, Keiser, Jennifer

“…Preventive chemotherapy is the cornerstone of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control. Long-term outcomes and adequate treatment frequency of the recently…”
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A 5-Year intervention study on elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis in Zanzibar: Parasitological results of annual cross-sectional surveys by Knopp, Stefanie, Ame, Shaali M, Person, Bobbie, Hattendorf, Jan, Rabone, Muriel, Juma, Saleh, Muhsin, Juma, Khamis, Iddi Simba, Hollenberg, Elizabeth, Mohammed, Khalfan A, Kabole, Fatma, Ali, Said M, Rollinson, David

“…The Zanzibar Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission (ZEST) project aimed to eliminate urogenital schistosomiasis as a public health problem from Pemba and…”
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Efficacy and safety of co-administered ivermectin and albendazole in school-aged children and adults infected with Trichuris trichiura in Côte d'Ivoire, Laos, and Pemba Island, Tanzania: a double-blind, parallel-group, phase 3, randomised controlled trial by Hürlimann, Eveline, Keller, Ladina, Patel, Chandni, Welsche, Sophie, Hattendorf, Jan, Ali, Said M, Ame, Shaali M, Sayasone, Somphou, Coulibaly, Jean T, Keiser, Jennifer

“…Preventive chemotherapy with albendazole or mebendazole remains one of the cornerstones of soil-transmitted helminth control. However, these drugs are less…”
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Quality control in the diagnosis of Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides using the Kato-Katz technique: experience from three randomised controlled trials by Speich, Benjamin, Ali, Said M, Ame, Shaali M, Albonico, Marco, Utzinger, Jürg, Keiser, Jennifer

“…An accurate diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminthiasis is important for individual patient management, for drug efficacy evaluation and for monitoring control…”
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Efficacy and safety of albendazole plus ivermectin, albendazole plus mebendazole, albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and mebendazole alone against Trichuris trichiura and concomitant soil-transmitted helminth infections: a four-arm, randomised controlled trial by Speich, Benjamin, PhD, Ali, Said M, MSc, Ame, Shaali M, MSc, Bogoch, Isaac I, Prof, Alles, Rainer, MSc, Huwyler, Jörg, Prof, Albonico, Marco, Prof, Hattendorf, Jan, PhD, Utzinger, Jürg, Prof, Keiser, Jennifer, Prof

“…Summary Background Existing anthelmintic drugs (eg, albendazole and mebendazole) have low efficacy against the intestinal nematode species Trichuris trichiura…”
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Diagnostic comparison between FECPAKG2 and the Kato-Katz method for analyzing soil-transmitted helminth eggs in stool by Moser, Wendelin, Bärenbold, Oliver, Mirams, Greg J, Cools, Piet, Vlaminck, Johnny, Ali, Said M, Ame, Shaali M, Hattendorf, Jan, Vounatsou, Penelope, Levecke, Bruno, Keiser, Jennifer

“…Over one billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH), i.e. Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura. For estimating drug…”
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RNA profiles reveal signatures of future health and disease in pregnancy by Rasmussen, Morten, Reddy, Mitsu, Nolan, Rory, Camunas-Soler, Joan, Khodursky, Arkady, Scheller, Nikolai M., Cantonwine, David E., Engelbrechtsen, Line, Mi, Jia Dai, Dutta, Arup, Brundage, Tiffany, Siddiqui, Farooq, Thao, Mainou, Gee, Elaine P. S., La, Johnny, Baruch-Gravett, Courtney, Santillan, Mark K., Deb, Saikat, Ame, Shaali M., Ali, Said M., Adkins, Melanie, DePristo, Mark A., Lee, Manfred, Namsaraev, Eugeni, Gybel-Brask, Dorte Jensen, Skibsted, Lillian, Litch, James A., Santillan, Donna A., Sazawal, Sunil, Tribe, Rachel M., Roberts, James M., Jain, Maneesh, Høgdall, Estrid, Holzman, Claudia, Quake, Stephen R., Elovitz, Michal A., McElrath, Thomas F.

“…Maternal morbidity and mortality continue to rise, and pre-eclampsia is a major driver of this burden 1 . Yet the ability to assess underlying pathophysiology…”
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A general framework to support cost-efficient fecal egg count methods and study design choices for large-scale STH deworming programs-monitoring of therapeutic drug efficacy as a case study by Coffeng, Luc E, Vlaminck, Johnny, Cools, Piet, Denwood, Matthew, Albonico, Marco, Ame, Shaali M, Ayana, Mio, Dana, Daniel, Cringoli, Giuseppe, de Vlas, Sake J, Fenwick, Alan, French, Michael, Kazienga, Adama, Keiser, Jennifer, Knopp, Stefanie, Leta, Gemechu, Matoso, Leonardo F, Maurelli, Maria P, Montresor, Antonio, Mirams, Greg, Mekonnen, Zeleke, Corrêa-Oliveira, Rodrigo, Pinto, Simone A, Rinaldi, Laura, Sayasone, Somphou, Steinmann, Peter, Thomas, Eurion, Vercruysse, Jozef, Levecke, Bruno

“…Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs currently lack evidence-based recommendations for cost-efficient survey designs for monitoring and evaluation…”
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Assessment of anthelmintic efficacy of mebendazole in school children in six countries where soil-transmitted helminths are endemic by Levecke, Bruno, Montresor, Antonio, Albonico, Marco, Ame, Shaali M, Behnke, Jerzy M, Bethony, Jeffrey M, Noumedem, Calvine D, Engels, Dirk, Guillard, Bertrand, Kotze, Andrew C, Krolewiecki, Alejandro J, McCarthy, James S, Mekonnen, Zeleke, Periago, Maria V, Sopheak, Hem, Tchuem-Tchuenté, Louis-Albert, Duong, Tran Thanh, Huong, Nguyen Thu, Zeynudin, Ahmed, Vercruysse, Jozef

“…Robust reference values for fecal egg count reduction (FECR) rates of the most widely used anthelmintic drugs in preventive chemotherapy (PC) programs for…”
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Efficacy and tolerability of moxidectin alone and in co-administration with albendazole and tribendimidine versus albendazole plus oxantel pamoate against Trichuris trichiura infections: a randomised, non-inferiority, single-blind trial by Barda, Beatrice, Ame, Shaali M, Ali, Said M, Albonico, Marco, Puchkov, Maxim, Huwyler, Jörg, Hattendorf, Jan, Keiser, Jennifer

“…The recommended anthelmintics show low efficacy in a single-dose regimen against Trichuris trichiura. Moxidectin, a new treatment for river blindness, might…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ascending Dosages of Moxidectin and Moxidectin-albendazole Against Trichuris trichiura in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Keller, Ladina, Palmeirim, Marta S, Ame, Shaali M, Ali, Said M, Puchkov, Maxim, Huwyler, Jörg, Hattendorf, Jan, Keiser, Jennifer

“…Abstract Background Preventive chemotherapy is the main strategy to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. Albendazole and mebendazole are…”
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Evaluation of two communication tools, slideshow and theater, to improve participants' understanding of a clinical trial in the informed consent procedure on Pemba Island, Tanzania by Palmeirim, Marta S, Mohammed, Ulfat A, Ross, Amanda, Ame, Shaali M, Ali, Said M, Keiser, Jennifer

“…Clinical trial participants are required to sign an informed consent form (ICF). However, information is lacking on the most effective methods to convey trial…”
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Development of a recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) fluorescence assay for the detection of Schistosoma haematobium by Rostron, Penelope, Pennance, Tom, Bakar, Faki, Rollinson, David, Knopp, Stefanie, Allan, Fiona, Kabole, Fatma, Ali, Said M, Ame, Shaali M, Webster, Bonnie L

“…Accurate diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis is vital for surveillance and control programmes. While a number of diagnostic techniques are available there…”
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Analytical and Clinical Assessment of a Portable, Isothermal Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA) Assay for the Molecular Diagnosis of Urogenital Schistosomiasis by Archer, John, Barksby, Rebecca, Pennance, Tom, Rostron, Penelope, Bakar, Faki, Knopp, Stefanie, Allan, Fiona, Kabole, Fatma, Ali, Said M, Ame, Shaali M, Rollinson, David, Webster, Bonnie L

“…Accurate diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis is crucial for disease surveillance and control. Routine diagnostic methods, however, lack sensitivity when…”
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Urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar: accuracy of urine filtration and haematuria reagent strips for diagnosing light intensity Schistosoma haematobium infections by Knopp, Stefanie, Ame, Shaali M, Hattendorf, Jan, Ali, Said M, Khamis, Iddi S, Bakar, Faki, Khamis, Mwanaidi A, Person, Bobbie, Kabole, Fatma, Rollinson, David

“…Urine filtration and microhaematuria reagent strips are basic standard diagnostic methods to detect urogenital schistosomiasis. We assessed their accuracy for…”
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Individual responses to a single oral dose of albendazole indicate reduced efficacy against soil-transmitted helminths in an area with high drug pressure by Walker, Martin, Cools, Piet, Albonico, Marco, Ame, Shaali M, Ayana, Mio, Dana, Daniel, Keiser, Jennifer, Matoso, Leonardo F, Montresor, Antonio, Mekonnen, Zeleke, Corrêa-Oliveira, Rodrigo, Pinto, Simone A, Sayasone, Somphou, Vercruysse, Jozef, Vlaminck, Johnny, Levecke, Bruno

“…Albendazole (ALB) is administered annually to millions of children through global deworming programs targeting soil-transmitted helminths (STHs: Ascaris…”
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Ancient Hybridization and Adaptive Introgression of an Invadolysin Gene in Schistosome Parasites by Platt, Roy N, McDew-White, Marina, Le Clec’h, Winka, Chevalier, Frédéric D, Allan, Fiona, Emery, Aidan M, Garba, Amadou, Hamidou, Amina A, Ame, Shaali M, Webster, Joanne P, Rollinson, David, Webster, Bonnie L, Anderson, Timothy J C

“…Abstract Introgression among parasite species has the potential to transfer traits of biomedical importance across species boundaries. The parasitic blood…”
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Study and implementation of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba islands) using an integrated multidisciplinary approach by Knopp, Stefanie, Mohammed, Khalfan A, Ali, Said M, Khamis, I Simba, Ame, Shaali M, Albonico, Marco, Gouvras, Anouk, Fenwick, Alan, Savioli, Lorenzo, Colley, Daniel G, Utzinger, Jürg, Person, Bobbie, Rollinson, David

“…Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries being responsible for an estimated…”
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