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Age-related antibody profiles in Schistosoma haematobium infections in a rural community in Zimbabwe by Ndhlovu, P, Cadman, H, Vennervald, B J, Christensen, N O, Chidimu, M, Chandiwana, S K

“…Antibody responses to soluble Schistosoma haematobium egg (SEA) and worm (SWA) antigens in a rural Zimbabwean study population were examined by ELISA. One…”
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Impact and process evaluation of integrated community and clinic-based HIV-1 control : a cluster-randomised trial in Eastern Zimbabwe by GREGSON, S, ADAMSON, S, PAPAYA, S, MUNDONDO, J, NYAMUKAPA, C.A, MASON, P.R, GARNETT, G.P, CHANDIWANA, S.K, FOSTER, G, ANDERSON, R.M

“…HIV-1 control in sub-Saharan Africa requires cost-effective and sustainable programmes that promote behaviour change and reduce cofactor sexually transmitted…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices among rural communities in Zimbabwe in relation to Phytolacca dodecandra--a plant molluscicide by Ndamba, J, Chandiwana, S K, Makaza, N

“…Questionnaires about schistosomiasis and Phytolacca dodecandra, a plant molluscicide with potential to control schistosomiasis transmitting snails, were…”
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Optimization of the magnetic bead antigen capture enzyme immuno assay for the detection of circulating anodic antigens in mixed Schistosoma infections by Ndhlovu, P., Cadman, H., Gundersen, S.G., Vennervald, B., Friis, H., Christensen, N., Mutasa, G., Haagensen, I., Chandiwana, S.K., Deelder, A.M.

“…In the present study, simplification and adaptation of the Magnetic Bead Antigen Capture Enzyme Immuno Assay (MBAC-EIA) technique for detection of circulating…”
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The use of Phytolacca dodecandra berries in the control of trematode-transmitting snails in Zimbabwe by Ndamba, J, Chandiwana, S K, Makaza, N

“…Phytolacca dodecandra, a plant with berries of a known molluscicidal potency, was cultivated in Chiweshe. Studies on the snail population density of Bulinus…”
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Human bilharziasis in a peri-urban area in Zimbabwe with special reference to its relationship to malnutrition in school children by Chandiwana, S K

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Some epidemiological aspects of intestinal helminth infections in a farmworker community in Burma Valley by Chandiwana, S K, Makaza, D

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Contrasting cellular responses in Schistosoma haematobium infected and exposed individuals from areas of high and low transmission in Zimbabwe by Mduluza, T., Ndhlovu, P.D., Midzi, N., Scott, J.T., Mutapi, F., Mary, C., Couissinier-Paris, P., Turner, C.M.R., Chandiwana, S.K., Woolhouse, M.E.J., Dessein, A.J., Hagan, P.

“…The study compared cytokine profiles of individuals from two areas with different transmission patterns for Schistosoma haematobium. One area was a high…”
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Genetic structure and parasite compatibility of Bulinus globosus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) from two areas of different endemicity of Schistosoma haematobium in Zimbabwe by Mukaratirwa, S., Siegismund, H.R., Kristensen, T.K., Chandiwana, S.K.

“…A comparative study of the genetic structure of 8 populations of B. globosus from 2 areas of different endemicity of Schistosoma haematobium was done. Five…”
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The epidemiology and population biology of Necator americanus infection in a rural community in Zimbabwe by Bradley, M, Chandiwana, S K, Bundy, D A, Medley, G F

“…Baseline data from an epidemiological study of hookworm infection in a rural community in Zimbabwe are presented. The infection status of an age-stratified…”
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The epidemiology and control of hookworm infection in the Burma Valley area of Zimbabwe by Bradley, M, Chandiwana, S K, Bundy, D A

“…An integrated hookworm control programme, involving mass chemotherapy and improvements in public health, was conducted in the Burma Valley and Vumba areas of…”
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Age-dependency in predisposition to hookworm infection in the Burma valley area of Zimbabwe by Bradley, M, Chandiwana, S K

“…We examined hookworm re-infection intensities (measured as faecal egg count by the Kato technique) following anthelmintic treatment of farm workers resident on…”
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Evaluation of the reagent strip test for haematuria in the control of Schistosoma haematobium infection in schoolchildren by Taylor, P, Chandiwana, S K, Matanhire, D

“…Several recent reports have indicated the potential of the reagent strip test for haematuria in the diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium infection…”
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Population dynamics model for Bulinus globosus, intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium, in river habitats by Woolhouse, M E, Chandiwana, S K

“…A mathematical model is developed that describes the population dynamics of the freshwater snail Bulinus globosus, an intermediate host of Schistosoma…”
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The epidemiological implications of a multiple-infection approach to the control of human helminth infections by Bundy, D A, Chandiwana, S K, Homeida, M M, Yoon, S, Mott, K E

“…It has been suggested that there is economic advantage in using a single community therapy programme to deliver multiple treatments against several parasitic…”
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On the distribution of schistosome infections among host snails by Woolhouse, M E, Chandiwana, S K, Bradley, M

“…The distribution of Schistosoma haematobium infections in a population of Bulinus globosus snails collected from a field site in Zimbabwe is described…”
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Seasonal patterns in the transmission of Schistosoma haematobium, S. mattheei and S. mansoni in the highveld region of Zimbabwe by Chandiwana, S K, Christensen, N O, Frandsen, F

“…The pattern of fluctuation in the population size of Bulinus globosus and Biomphalaria pfeifferi, in their infection rates with Schistosoma haematobium/S…”
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Berry productivity and molluscicidal saponin yield of Phytolacca dodecandra (Phytolaccaceae) under different sunlight, watering and nutrient conditions by Ndamba, J. (Blair Research Laboratory, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe.), Robertson, I, Lemmich, E, Chandiwana, S.K, Furu, P, Molgaard, P

“…The cultivation of Phytolacca dodecandra has been studied in Zimbabwe in order to initiate local production of the berries from which molluscicidal saponins…”
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Seasonal patterns in water contact and the influence of water availability on contact activities in two schistosomiasis-endemic areas in Zimbabwe by Chandiwana, S K

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How Schistosoma mansoni eggs reach natural waterbodies by Chandiwana, S K

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