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Schistosomiasis Epidemiology and Control: How Did We Get Here and Where Should We Go? by Sturrock, R F

“…Although a disease of great antiquity, scientific studies of schistosomiasis began only 150 years ago. The complete life-cycle was not described until just…”
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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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Efficacy and side effects of praziquantel treatment in a highly endemic Schistosoma mansoni focus at Lake Albert, Uganda by Kabatereine, N.B., Kemijumbi, J., Ouma, J.H., Sturrock, R.F., Butterworth, A.E., Madsen, H., Ørnbjerg, N., Dunne, D.W., Vennnervald, B.J.

“…The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy and side effects following single and repeated (6 weeks apart) praziquantel treatment (40 mg/kg) in a…”
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Short report: diminished susceptibility to praziquantel in a Senegal isolate of Schistosoma mansoni by Fallon, P G, Sturrock, R F, Niang, A C, Doenhoff, M J

“…There is a recent report of low efficacy of praziquantel (PZQ) treatment of human schistosomiasis in a new Schistosoma mansoni focus in northern Senegal…”
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Immunity after treatment of human schistosomiasis: association between cellular responses and resistance to reinfection by ROBERTS, M, BUTTERWORTH, A. E, KIMANI, G, KAMAU, T, FULFORD, A. J. C, DUNNE, D. W, OUMA, J. H, STURROCK, R. F

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A statistical approach to schistosome population dynamics and estimation of the life-span of Schistosoma mansoni in man by Fulford, A J, Butterworth, A E, Ouma, J H, Sturrock, R F

“…Dynamic models which predict changes in the intensity of schistosome infection with host age are fitted to pre-intervention Schistosoma mansoni data from…”
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Human immunoglobulin E responses to a recombinant 22.6-kilodalton antigen from Schistosoma mansoni adult worms are associated with low intensities of reinfection after treatment by WEBSTER, M, FULFORD, A. J. C, BRAUN, G, OUMA, J. H, KARIUKI, H. C, HAVERCROFT, J. C, GACHUCHI, K, STURROCK, R. F, BUTTERWORTH, A. E, DUNNE, D. W

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Epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni infection in a recently exposed community in northern Senegal by Stelma, F F, Talla, I, Polman, K, Niang, M, Sturrock, R F, Deelder, A M, Gryseels, B

“…The epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni infection was investigated in Ndombo, a village in the epicenter of a very recent outbreak of schistosomiasis in…”
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Immunity after treatment of human schistosomiasis: association between IgE antibodies to adult worm antigens and resistance to reinfection by Dunne, D W, Butterworth, A E, Fulford, A J, Kariuki, H C, Langley, J G, Ouma, J H, Capron, A, Pierce, R J, Sturrock, R F

“…Previous studies in school children have demonstrated the slow development with age of resistance to reinfection after chemotherapy of Schistosoma mansoni…”
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Spatial patterns of human water contact and Schistosoma mansoni transmission and infection in four rural areas in Machakos District, Kenya by Kloos, H., Fulford, A.J.C., Butterworth, A.E., Sturrock, R.F., Ouma, J.H., Kariuki, H.C., Thiongo, F.W., Dalton, P.R., Klumpp, R.K.

“…This paper presents the results of microgeographical studies of human water contact behavior and Schistosoma mansoni transmission levels and intensity of…”
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Seasonality in the transmission of schistosomiasis and in populations of its snail intermediate hosts in and around a sugar irrigation scheme at Richard Toll, Senegal by Sturrock, R F, Diaw, O T, Talla, I, Niang, M, Piau, J P, Capron, A

“…Irrigation for intensive sugar cultivation started in the early 1980s at Richard Toll, some 100 km from the mouth of the Senegal River. Infections with…”
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Current Concepts of Snail Control by Sturrock, R F

“…Schistosomiasis control was impossible without effective tools. Synthetic molluscicides developed in the 1950s spearheaded community level control. Snail…”
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Schistosoma mansoni:Maturation Rate and Drug Susceptibility of Different Geographic Isolates by Fallon, P.G., Mubarak, J.S., Fookes, R.E., Niang, M., Butterworth, A.E., Sturrock, R.F., Doenhoff, M.J.

“…The fecundities and drug susceptibilities ofSchistosoma mansoniisolates from Senegal, Puerto Rico, and Kenya have been examined in mice. The Senegal parasite,…”
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Immunization of mice and baboons with the recombinant Sm28GST affects both worm viability and fecundity after experimental infection with Schistosoma mansoni by Boulanger, D, Reid, G D, Sturrock, R F, Wolowczuk, I, Balloul, J M, Grezel, D, Pierce, R J, Otieno, M F, Guerret, S, Grimaud, J A

“…A member of the glutathione S-transferase family, Sm28GST has previously demonstrated a good ability to protect rodents against experimental infection with…”
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Water contact observations in Kenyan communities endemic for schistosomiasis: methodology and patterns of behaviour by Fulford, A J, Ouma, J H, Kariuki, H C, Thiongo, F W, Klumpp, R, Kloos, H, Sturrock, R F, Butterworth, A E

“…A descriptive analysis of observed water contact activities in seven Kenyan (Akamba) communities is presented. The patterns of contact with time of day, month…”
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Cellular immune responses of a Senegalese community recently exposed to Schistosoma mansoni: correlations of infection level with age and inflammatory cytokine production by soluble egg antigen‐specific cells by Marguerite, M., Gallissot, M.‐C., Diagne, M., Moreau, C., Diakkhate, M.‐M., Roberts, M., Remoue, F., Thiam, A., Decam, CH, Rogerie, F., Cottrez, F., Neyrinck, J.‐L., Butterworth, A. E., Sturrock, R. F., Piau, J.‐P., Daff, B., Niang, M., Wolowczuk, I., Riveau, G., Auriault, C., Capron, A.

“…Summary A recently reported epidemic of Schistosoma mansoni infection in Senegal provided an opportunity to study the dynamics of the development of immunity…”
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On the use of age-intensity data to detect immunity to parasitic infections, with special reference to Schistosoma mansoni in Kenya by Fulford, A J, Butterworth, A E, Sturrock, R F, Ouma, J H

“…We consider two phenomena, related to the host age-intensity profiles of parasitic infections, which have been suggested to be indicative of acquired immunity:…”
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Immunity and morbidity in Schistosoma mansoni infection: quantitative aspects by Butterworth, A E, Dunne, D W, Fulford, A J, Ouma, J H, Sturrock, R F

“…Immunity to Schistosoma mansoni infection in humans can be studied most easily by monitoring serially the intensity of reinfection that occurs among…”
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The development of schistosomiasis mansoni in an immunologically naive immigrant population in Masongaleni, Kenya by Ouma, J H, Fulford, A J, Kariuki, H C, Kimani, G, Sturrock, R F, Muchemi, G, Butterworth, A E, Dunne, D W

“…The relocation of several thousand members of the Kamba tribe from the Kyulu Hills to the Thange valley near Masongaleni in Kenya provides an excellent…”
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Comparison of different chemotherapy strategies against Schistosoma mansoni in Machakos District, Kenya: effects on human infection and morbidity by Butterworth, A E, Sturrock, R F, Ouma, J H, Mbugua, G G, Fulford, A J, Kariuki, H C, Koech, D

“…A comparison was made of the long-term impact of different methods of administration of chemotherapy (oxamniquine, 30 mg/kg in divided doses; or praziquantel,…”
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