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Molecular epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: DNA barcoding reveals substantial genetic diversity within Lake Albert and Lake Victoria populations by Stothard, J R, Webster, B L, Weber, T, Nyakaana, S, Webster, J P, Kazibwe, F, Kabatereine, N B, Rollinson, D

“…Representative samples of Ugandan Schistosoma mansoni from Lake Albert and Lake Victoria were examined using DNA barcoding, sequence analysis of two partially…”
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Transmission studies of intestinal schistosomiasis in Lake Albert, Uganda and experimental compatibility of local Biomphalaria spp by Kazibwe, F, Makanga, B, Rubaire-Akiiki, C, Ouma, J, Kariuki, C, Kabatereine, N.B, Vennervald, B.J, Rollinson, D, Stothard, J.R

“…Abstract Despite ongoing preventive chemotherapy campaigns, intestinal schistosomiasis is hyper-endemic in shoreline communities living along Lake Albert,…”
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Spatial analysis of the distribution of intestinal nematode infections in Uganda by BROOKER, S., KABATEREINE, N. B., TUKAHEBWA, E. M., KAZIBWE, F.

“…The spatial epidemiology of intestinal nematodes in Uganda was investigated using generalized additive models and geostatistical methods. The prevalence of…”
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Ecology of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Albert, Western Uganda: snail distributions, infection with schistosomes and temporal associations with environmental dynamics by Kazibwe, F, Makanga, B, Rubaire-Akiiki, C, Ouma, J, Kariuki, C, Kabatereine, N. B, Booth, M, Vennervald, B. J, Sturrock, R. F, Stothard, J. R

“…In Lake Albert, an ecological study was conducted, between June 2000 and May 2003, which assessed snail population dynamics, parasite infection patterns and…”
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Strongyloides stercoralis: a field-based survey of mothers and their preschool children using ELISA, Baermann and Koga plate methods reveals low endemicity in western Uganda by Stothard, J R, Pleasant, J, Oguttu, D, Adriko, M, Galimaka, R, Ruggiana, A, Kazibwe, F, Kabatereine, N B

“…To ascertain the current status of strongyloidiasis in mothers and their preschool children, a field-based survey was conducted in western Uganda using a…”
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Field survey for strongyloidiasis in eastern Uganda with observations on efficacy of preventive chemotherapy and co-occurrence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis/intestinal schistosomiasis by Sousa-Figueiredo, J C, Day, M, Betson, M, Rowell, C, Wamboko, A, Arinaitwe, M, Kazibwe, F, Kabatereine, N B, Stothard, J R

“…Following our previous field surveys for strongyloidiasis in western Uganda, 120 mothers and 232 children from four villages in eastern Uganda were examined,…”
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Effect of seasonal rainfall and other environmental changes, on snail density and infection rates with Schistosoma mansoni fifteen years after the last snails' study in Kigungu, Entebbe, Uganda by Odongo-Aginya, E I, Kironde, F K, Kabatereine, N B, Kategere, P, Kazibwe, F

“…The last study on snail population density in relation to rainfall pattern in Kigungu canoe landing and recreational sites on Lake Victoria shore was earlier…”
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Short communication: Soil‐transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda: epidemiology and cost of control by Kabatereine, N. B., Tukahebwa, E. M., Kazibwe, F., Twa‐Twa, J. M., Barenzi, J. F. Z., Zaramba, S., Stothard, J. R., Fenwick, A., Brooker, S.

“…Summary A countrywide description of the distribution of soil‐transmitted helminths in Uganda is reported, based on data for 20 185 schoolchildren from 271…”
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Hepatosplenic morbidity in two neighbouring communities in Uganda with high levels of Schistosoma mansoni infection but very different durations of residence by Booth, M, Vennervald, B.J, Kabatereine, N.B, Kazibwe, F, Ouma, J.H, Kariuki, C.H, Muchiri, E, Kadzo, H, Ireri, E, Kimani, G, Mwatha, J.K, Dunne, D.W

“…Peri-portal fibrosis can be a serious sequelae of Schistosoma mansoni infection. Age or duration of exposure have been identified as important risk factors,…”
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Schistosoma bovis in western Uganda by Stothard, J R, Lockyer, A E, Kabatereine, N B, Tukahebwa, E M, Kazibwe, F, Rollinson, D, Fenwick, A

“…During routine parasitological surveillance and monitoring activities within a National Control Programme for control of human schistosomiasis in Uganda, it…”
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Schistosoma mansoni in infants (aged <3 years) along the Ugandan shoreline of Lake Victoria by Odogwu, S. E., Ramamurthy, N. K., Kabatereine, N. B., Kazibwe, F., Tukahebwa, E., Webster, J. P., Fenwick, A., Stothard, J. R.

“…In two complementary epidemiological surveys of villages on the Ugandan shoreline of Lake Victoria, the putative occurrence of intestinal schistosomiasis in…”
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Epidemiology of schistosomiasis in Kampala, Uganda by Kabatereine, N B, Kazibwe, F, Kemijumbi, J

“…A survey for intestinal schistosomiasis was carried out in grade six pupils (5,313 pupils, 10-15 years) in over 80% of all primary schools in Kampala. The aim…”
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Epidemiology and geography of Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: implications for planning control by Kabatereine, Narcis B., Brooker, Simon, Tukahebwa, Edridah M., Kazibwe, Francis, Onapa, Ambrose W.

“…Summary Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by infection with Schistosoma mansoni is a widespread public health problem in Uganda. Although long known to be…”
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Human intestinal parasites in primary school children in Kampala, Uganda by Kabatereine, N B, Kemijumbi, J, Kazibwe, F, Onapa, A W

“…A cross sectional survey on intestinal parasite infections was carried out in 5,313 pupils between the ages of ten and fifteen years in 98 primary schools in…”
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Periportal fibrosis in human Schistosoma mansoni infection is associated with low IL-10, low IFN-gamma, high TNF-alpha, or low RANTES, depending on age and gender by Booth, Mark, Mwatha, Joseph K, Joseph, Sarah, Jones, Frances M, Kadzo, Hilda, Ireri, Edmund, Kazibwe, Frances, Kemijumbi, Jovanice, Kariuki, Curtis, Kimani, Gachuhi, Ouma, John H, Kabatereine, Narcis B, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Dunne, David W

“…Schistosoma mansoni infection is highly endemic in parts of Uganda, and periportal fibrosis is common in communities along the shore of Lake Albert. In this…”
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Use of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) dipsticks for detection of intestinal and urinary schistosomiasis by Stothard, J. Russell, Kabatereine, Narcis B., Tukahebwa, Edridah M., Kazibwe, Francis, Rollinson, David, Mathieson, William, Webster, Joanne P., Fenwick, Alan

“…An evaluation of a commercially available antigen capture dipstick that detects schistosome circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) in urine was conducted in…”
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Origin and diversification of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni by MORGAN, JESS A. T., DEJONG, RANDALL J., ADEOYE, GRACE O., ANSA, EBENEZER D. O., BARBOSA, CONSTANÇA S., BRÉMOND, PHILIPPE, CESARI, ITALO M., CHARBONNEL, NATHALIE, CORRÊA, LYGIA R., COULIBALY, GODEFROY, D'ANDREA, PAULO SÉRGIO, DE SOUZA, CECILIA PEREIRA, DOENHOFF, MICHAEL J., FILE, SHARON, IDRIS, MOHAMED A., INCANI, R. NINO, JARNE, PHILIPPE, KARANJA, DIANA M. S., KAZIBWE, FRANCIS, KPIKPI, JOHN, LWAMBO, NICHOLAS J. S., MABAYE, AMADOU, MAGALHÃES, LUIZ A., MAKUNDI, ASANTELI, MONÉ, HÉLÈNE, MOUAHID, GABRIEL, MUCHEMI, GERALD M., MUNGAI, BEN N., SÉNE, MARIAMA, SOUTHGATE, VAUGHAN, TCHUENTÉ, LOUIS ALBERT TCHUEM, THÉRON, ANDRE, YOUSIF, FOUAD, ZANOTTI-MAGALHÃES, ELIANA M., MKOJI, GERALD M., LOKER, ERIC S.

“…Schistosoma mansoni is the most widespread of the human‐infecting schistosomes, present in 54 countries, predominantly in Africa, but also in Madagascar, the…”
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Progress towards countrywide control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda by Kabatereine, Narcis B., Tukahebwa, Edridah, Kazibwe, Francis, Namwangye, Harriett, Zaramba, Sam, Brooker, Simon, Stothard, J. Russell, Kamenka, Cara, Whawell, Sarah, Webster, Joanne P., Fenwick, Alan

“…Schistosomiasis caused by infection with Schistosoma mansoni is a serious public health burden in 38 of the 56 districts of Uganda. This article reviews the…”
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Evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with implications regarding its role as host of the human bloodfluke, Schistosoma mansoni by DeJong, R J, Morgan, J A, Paraense, W L, Pointier, J P, Amarista, M, Ayeh-Kumi, P F, Babiker, A, Barbosa, C S, Brémond, P, Pedro Canese, A, de Souza, C P, Dominguez, C, File, S, Gutierrez, A, Incani, R N, Kawano, T, Kazibwe, F, Kpikpi, J, Lwambo, N J, Mimpfoundi, R, Njiokou, F, Noël Poda, J, Sene, M, Velásquez, L E, Yong, M, Adema, C M, Hofkin, B V, Mkoji, G M, Loker, E S

“…The wide geographic distribution of Schistosoma mansoni, a digenetic trematode and parasite of humans, is determined by the occurrence of its intermediate…”
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A newly-identified lineage of Schistosoma by Morgan, Jess A.T, DeJong, Randall J, Kazibwe, Francis, Mkoji, Gerald M, Loker, Eric S

“…Because of their role in causing schistosomiasis, flukes of the genus Schistosoma are the best known of all digeneans. The genus has traditionally been divided…”
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