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Aflatoxin Exposure May Contribute to Chronic Hepatomegaly in Kenyan School Children by Gong, Yun Yun, Wilson, Shona, Mwatha, Joseph K., Routledge, Michael N., Castelino, Jovita M., Zhao, Bin, Kimani, Gachuhi, Kariuki, H. Curtis, Vennervald, Birgitte J., Dunne, David W., Wild, Christopher P.

“…Background: Presentation with a firm type of chronic hepatomegaly of multifactorial etiology is common among school-age children in sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Spatial patterns of urinary schistosomiasis infection in a highly endemic area of coastal Kenya by Clennon, Julie A, King, Charles H, Muchiri, Eric M, Kariuki, H Curtis, Ouma, John H, Mungai, Peter, Kitron, Uriel

“…Urinary schistosomiasis remains a major contributor to the disease burden along the southern coast of Kenya. Selective identification of transmission hot spots…”
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Hepatosplenomegaly Is Associated with Low Regulatory and Th2 Responses to Schistosome Antigens in Childhood Schistosomiasis and Malaria Coinfection by Wilson, Shona, Jones, Frances M, Mwatha, Joseph K, Kimani, Gachuhi, Booth, Mark, Kariuki, H. Curtis, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Ouma, John H, Muchiri, Eric, Dunne, David W

“…Hepatosplenomegaly among Kenyan schoolchildren has been shown to be exacerbated where there is transmission of both Schistosoma mansoni and Plasmodium…”
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Health implications of chronic hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children chronically exposed to malarial infections and Schistosoma mansoni by Wilson, Shona, Vennervald, Birgitte J., Kadzo, Hilda, Ireri, Edmund, Amaganga, Clifford, Booth, Mark, Kariuki, H. Curtis, Mwatha, Joseph K., Kimani, Gachuhi, Ouma, John H., Muchiri, Eric, Dunne, David W.

“…Hepatosplenomegaly among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa is highly prevalent. Two of the more common aetiological agents of hepatosplenomegaly,…”
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Factors affecting human IgE and IgG responses to allergen-like Schistosoma mansoni antigens: Molecular structure and patterns of in vivo exposure by Fitzsimmons, Colin M, McBeath, Rowena, Joseph, Sarah, Jones, Frances M, Walter, Klaudia, Hoffmann, Karl F, Kariuki, H Curtis, Mwatha, Joseph K, Kimani, Guchuhi, Kabatereine, Narcis B, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Ouma, John H, Dunne, David W

“…The human IgE response is associated with allergy and with host defence against parasitic worms. A response to Sm22.6, the dominant IgE antigen in adult…”
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Hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan schoolchildren: exacerbation by concurrent chronic exposure to malaria and Schistosoma mansoni infection by Wilson, Shona, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Kadzo, Hilda, Ireri, Edmund, Amaganga, Clifford, Booth, Mark, Kariuki, H. Curtis, Mwatha, Joseph K, Kimani, Gachuhi, Ouma, John H, Muchiri, Eric, Dunne, David W

“…Chronic exposure to malaria exacerbates Schistosoma mansoni-associated hepatosplenomegaly in school-aged children. However, residual hepatosplenomegaly after…”
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Age-adjusted Plasmodium falciparum antibody levels in school-aged children are a stable marker of microgeographical variations in exposure to Plasmodium infection by Wilson, Shona, Booth, Mark, Jones, Frances M, Mwatha, Joseph K, Kimani, Gachuhi, Kariuki, H Curtis, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Ouma, John H, Muchiri, Eric, Dunne, David W

“…Amongst school-aged children living in malaria endemic areas, chronic morbidity and exacerbation of morbidity associated with other infections are often not…”
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Locating irregularly shaped clusters of infection intensity by Yiannakoulias, Niko, Wilson, Shona, Kariuki, H Curtis, Mwatha, Joseph K, Ouma, John H, Muchiri, Eric, Kimani, Gachuhi, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Dunne, David W

“…Patterns of disease may take on irregular geographic shapes, especially when features of the physical environment influence risk. Identifying these patterns…”
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Serological Responses among Individuals in Areas Where Both Schistosomiasis and Malaria Are Endemic: Cross-Reactivity between Schistosoma mansoni and Plasmodium falciparum by Naus, Cynthia W. A, Jones, Frances M, Satti, Mohamed Z, Joseph, Sarah, Riley, Eleanor M, Kimani, Gachuhi, Mwatha, Joseph K, Kariuki, Curtis H, Ouma, John H, Kabatereine, Narcis B, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Dunne, David W

“…We examined specific immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) and IgG3 responses to Plasmodium falciparum schizont and Schistosoma mansoni egg and worm antigens in individuals…”
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Transmission control for schistosomiasis – why it matters now by King, Charles H., Sturrock, Robert F., Kariuki, H. Curtis, Hamburger, Joseph

“…Current population-based schistosomiasis treatment programs are a first step to reducing the global burden of Schistosoma-related disease; however, they might…”
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Population-Based Differences in Schistosoma mansoni- and Hepatitis C-Induced Disease by Blanton, Ronald E., Abdel Salam, Ekram, Kariuki, H. Curtis, Magak, Philip, Silva, Luciano K., Muchiri, Eric M., Thiongo, Fredrick, Abdel-Meghid, Iman E., Butterworth, Anthony E., Reis, Mitermayer G., Ouma, John H.

“…Two populations with differing histories of Schistosoma mansoni and hepatitis C infection were compared directly for severity of disease and extent of…”
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The relationship between age, sex, egg‐count and specific antibody responses against Schistosoma mansoni antigens in a Ugandan fishing community by Naus, Cynthia W. A., Booth, Mark, Jones, Frances M., Kemijumbi, Jovanice, Vennervald, Birgitte J., Kariuki, Curtis H., Ouma, John H., Kabatereine, Narcis B., Dunne, David W.

“…Summary In schistosomiasis endemic areas, antibody isotype responses against Schistosoma mansoni antigens vary with host age, sex and duration or intensity of…”
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Divergent Effects of Schistosoma haematobium Exposure on Intermediate-Host Snail Species Bulinus nasutus and Bulinus globosus from Coastal Kenya by Kariuki, H Curtis, Ivy, Julianne A, Muchiri, Eric M, Sutherland, Laura J, King, Charles H

“…Abstract infection causes urogenital schistosomiasis, a chronic inflammatory disease that is highly prevalent in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Bulinid…”
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Associations between Anti-Schistosoma mansoni and Anti-Plasmodium falciparum Antibody Responses and Hepatosplenomegaly, in Kenyan Schoolchildren by Mwatha, Joseph K, Jones, Frances M, Mohamed, Gamal, Naus, Cynthia W. A, Riley, Eleanor M, Butterworth, Anthony E, Kimani, Gachuhi, Kariuki, Curtis H, Ouma, John H, Koech, Davy, Dunne, David W

“…Schoolchildren from 2 areas of Kenya, Kangundo and Kambu, have contrasting prevalences of hepatosplenomegaly, despite having similar prevalences and…”
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Posttreatment Changes in Cytokines Induced by Schistosoma mansoni Egg and Worm Antigens: Dissociation of Immunity- and Morbidity-Associated Type 2 Responses by Wilson, Shona, Jones, Frances M., Kenty, Lee-Carol, Mwatha, Joseph K., Kimani, Gachuhi, Kariuki, H. Curtis, Dunne, David W.

“…Background. Human type 2 cytokine responsiveness to schistosome antigens increases after treatment; due either to removal of the immunosuppressive effects of…”
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Changes in IgE- and antigen-dependent histamine-release in peripheral blood of Schistosoma mansoni-infected Ugandan fishermen after treatment with praziquantel by Satti, Mohamed Z, Cahen, Pierre, Skov, Per S, Joseph, Sarah, Jones, Frances M, Fitzsimmons, Colin, Hoffmann, Karl F, Reimert, Claus, Kariuki, H Curtis, Kazibwe, Francis, Mwatha, Joseph K, Kimani, Gachuhi, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Ouma, John H, Kabatereine, Narcis B, Dunne, David W

“…Parasite-specific IgE levels correlate with human resistance to reinfection with Schistosoma spp. after chemotherapy. Although the role of eosinophils in…”
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Prevalence and Familial Aggregation of Schistosomal Liver Morbidity in Kenya: Evaluation by New Ultrasound Criteria by Kariuki, H. Curtis, Mbugua, Gabriel, Magak, Philip, Bailey, Jeffry A., Muchiri, Eric M., Thiongo, Frederick W., King, Charles H., Butterworth, Anthony E., Ouma, John H., Blanton, Ronald E.

“…Severe periportal fibrosis is not an inevitable consequence of infection with Schistosoma mansoni Genetic predisposition may be a deciding factor in the…”
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Large-scale, polymerase chain reaction-based surveillance of Schistosoma haematobium DNA in snails from transmission sites in coastal Kenya: a new tool for studying the dynamics of snail infection by Hamburger, Joseph, Hoffman, Orit, Kariuki, H Curtis, Muchiri, Eric M, Ouma, John H, Koech, Davy K, Sturrock, Robert F, King, Charles H

“…Levels of prepatent Schistosoma haematobium infection were monitored in intermediate host snails (Bulinus nasutus) collected from transmission sites in coastal…”
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Increased Human IgE Induced by Killing Schistosoma mansoni In Vivo Is Associated with Pretreatment Th2 Cytokine Responsiveness to Worm Antigens by Walter, Klaudia, Fulford, Anthony J. C, McBeath, Rowena, Joseph, Sarah, Jones, Frances M, Kariuki, H. Curtis, Mwatha, Joseph K, Kimani, Gachuhi, Kabatereine, Narcis B, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Ouma, John H, Dunne, David W

“…In schistosomiasis endemic areas, children are very susceptible to postchemotherapy reinfection, whereas adults are relatively resistant. Different studies…”
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Measuring morbidity in schistosomiasis mansoni: relationship between image pattern, portal vein diameter and portal branch thickness in large‐scale surveys using new WHO coding guidelines for ultrasound in schistosomiasis by King, Charles H., Magak, Philip, Salam, Ekram Abdel, Ouma, John H., Kariuki, H. Curtis, Blanton, Ronald E.

“…Summary Objective  World Health Organization consensus meetings on ‘Ultrasound in Schistosomiasis’ in 1996 and 1997 anticipated further challenges in the…”
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