"Schistosomiasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infection with flukes (trematodes) of the genus SCHISTOSOMA. Three species produce the most frequent clinical diseases: SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM (endemic in Africa and the Middle East), SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI (in Egypt, northern and southern Africa, some West Indies islands, northern 2/3 of South America), and SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM (in Japan, China, the Philippines, Celebes, Thailand, Laos). S. mansoni is often seen in Puerto Ricans living in the United States.
| Descriptor ID |
D012552
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.865.859
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| Concept/Terms |
Schistosomiasis- Schistosomiasis
- Schistosomiases
- Schistoma Infection
- Infection, Schistoma
- Infections, Schistoma
- Schistoma Infections
- Katayama Fever
- Fever, Katayama
- Bilharziasis
- Bilharziases
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Schistosomiasis" by people in Profiles.
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Vicente-Rodr?guez LC, Torres-Arroyo AC, Hern?ndez-V?zquez A, Rosa-Casillas M, Bracho-Rinc?n DP, de Jes?s PM, Behra ML, Habib MR, Zhou XN, Rosenthal JJC, Miller MW. The FMRF-NH2 gated sodium channel of Biomphalaria glabrata: Localization and expression following infection by Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 06; 17(6):e0011249.
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Adekiya TA, Kumar P, Kondiah PPD, Pillay V, Choonara YE. Synthesis and therapeutic delivery approaches for praziquantel: a patent review (2010-present). Expert Opin Ther Pat. 2021 Sep; 31(9):851-865.
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Adekiya TA, Aruleba RT, Klein A, Fadaka AO. In silico inhibition of SGTP4 as a therapeutic target for the treatment of schistosomiasis. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2022 05; 40(8):3697-3705.
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Adekiya TA, Aruleba RT, Oyinloye BE, Okosun KO, Kappo AP. The Effect of Climate Change and the Snail-Schistosome Cycle in Transmission and Bio-Control of Schistosomiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 12 26; 17(1).
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Aruleba RT, Adekiya TA, Oyinloye BE, Masamba P, Mbatha LS, Pretorius A, Kappo AP. PZQ Therapy: How Close are we in the Development of Effective Alternative Anti-schistosomal Drugs? Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2019; 19(4):337-349.
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Marchant JS, Harding WW, Chan JD. Structure-activity profiling of alkaloid natural product pharmacophores against a Schistosoma serotonin receptor. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2018 12; 8(3):550-558.
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Delgado N, Vallejo D, Miller MW. Localization of serotonin in the nervous system of Biomphalaria glabrata, an intermediate host for schistosomiasis. J Comp Neurol. 2012 Oct 01; 520(14):3236-55.
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Greer GJ, Tchounwou PB, Takougang I, Monkiedje A. Field tests of a village-based mollusciciding programme for the control of snail hosts of human schistosomes in Cameroon. Trop Med Int Health. 1996 Jun; 1(3):320-7.
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Tchounwou PB, Englande AJ, Malek EA. Toxicity evaluation of Bayluscide and malathion to three developmental stages of freshwater snails. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 1991 Sep; 21(3):351-8.
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Hillyer GV, Serrano AE. The antigens of Paragonimus westermani, Schistosoma mansoni, and Fasciola hepatica adult worms. Evidence for the presence of cross-reactive antigens and for cross-protection to Schistosoma mansoni infection using antigens of Paragonimus westermani. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1983 Mar; 32(2):350-8.