2019
Prevalence of Infection of Biomphalaria glabrata by Schistosoma mansoni and the risk of urban Schistosomiasis mansoni in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Zanardi V, Barbosa L, Simões F, Thiengo S, Blanton R, Ribeiro Junior G, Silva L, Reis M. Prevalence of Infection of Biomphalaria glabrata by Schistosoma mansoni and the risk of urban Schistosomiasis mansoni in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2019, 52: e20190171. PMID: 31508782, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0171-2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMansoni infectionS. mansoniSubunit-specific primersSchistosoma mansoni infectionS. mansoni infectionB. glabrataS. mansoni prevalenceCercarial sheddingReal-time polymerase chain reactionPublic health planningTime polymerase chain reactionPrevalence of infectionS. mansoni DNABiomphalaria glabrataSchistosomiasis mansoniPolymerase chain reactionHigh prevalenceHealth planningSchistosoma mansoniInfectionPrevalenceIncidence of schistosomiasisMansoniSchistosomiasis transmissionChain reaction
2018
437. Spatial Distribution of Schistosomiasis After Repeated Praziquantel Treatments in a Rural Community in Brazil
Terashima R, Blanton R, Reis M. 437. Spatial Distribution of Schistosomiasis After Repeated Praziquantel Treatments in a Rural Community in Brazil. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s165-s165. PMCID: PMC6255532, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-wide treatmentSchistosomiasis prevalenceWater contact sitesPrevalence of schistosomiasisIndicator markersPrevalence of infectionTransmission persistsPraziquantel treatmentDistribution of infectionKato-KatzPrevalenceSchistosomiasisTreatment effortsStudy periodTreatmentPraziquantelRural communitiesInfectionMinimal fluctuationsMarkersMorbidityReinfectionStoolYearsDisease