2023
Accuracy of the urine point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen assay for diagnosing Schistosomiasis mansoni infection in Brazil: A multicenter study
Pieri O, Bezerra F, Coelho P, Enk M, Favre T, Graeff-Teixeira C, Oliveira R, Reis M, Andrade L, Beck L, Favero V, Fialho T, Guimarães R, Oliveira B, Pascoal V, Pinheiro M, Santos R, Silva L, Siqueira I, Souza R, Katz N. Accuracy of the urine point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen assay for diagnosing Schistosomiasis mansoni infection in Brazil: A multicenter study. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2023, 56: e0238-2022. PMID: 36700600, PMCID: PMC9870275, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0238-2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCathodic antigenKato-KatzUrine-based pointSchistosomiasis mansoni infectionDifferent prevalence estimatesCare diagnostic testsSchistosomiasis elimination programmesWorld Health OrganizationMansoni infectionMulticenter studyStool samplesUrine pointPrevalence estimatesS. mansoniElimination programInfection statusDiagnostic testsHealth OrganizationUrine samplesHelmintexAntigenInfectionPrevalenceMansoniCare
2022
Cryptic population structure and transmission dynamics uncovered for Schistosoma mansoni populations by genetic analyses
Long J, Taylor S, Barbosa L, Silva L, Reis M, Blanton R. Cryptic population structure and transmission dynamics uncovered for Schistosoma mansoni populations by genetic analyses. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 1059. PMID: 35058485, PMCID: PMC8776789, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-04776-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2004
Childhood stunting in Northeast Brazil: the role of Schistosoma mansoni infection and inadequate dietary intake
Assis A, Prado M, Barreto M, Reis M, Conceição Pinheiro S, Parraga I, Blanton R. Childhood stunting in Northeast Brazil: the role of Schistosoma mansoni infection and inadequate dietary intake. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2004, 58: 1022-1029. PMID: 15220944, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnimalsBody HeightBrazilChildChild DevelopmentChild Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaCross-Sectional StudiesDietDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary ProteinsEnergy IntakeFecesFemaleGrowth DisordersHumansIntestinal Diseases, ParasiticLogistic ModelsMaleSchistosomiasis mansoniConceptsSchistosoma mansoni infectionS. mansoni infectionInadequate dietary intakeMansoni infectionDietary intakeS. mansoniHeavy S. mansoni infectionS. mansoni endemic areasDevelopment of stuntingRisk of stuntingCross-sectional studyUninfected childrenNutritional interventionDietary measuresInadequate intakeCarbohydrate intakeStool samplesHigh riskMedian proteinEndemic areasParasitic infectionsCaloric consumptionChildhood stuntingAge groupsAdequate diet
1996
Gender differences in growth of school-aged children with schistosomiasis and geohelminth infection.
Parraga I, Assis A, Prado M, Barreto M, Reis M, King C, Blanton R. Gender differences in growth of school-aged children with schistosomiasis and geohelminth infection. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1996, 55: 150-6. PMID: 8780452, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnalysis of VarianceAnthropometryAscariasisBody CompositionBrazilCase-Control StudiesChildDouble-Blind MethodFecesFemaleGrowth DisordersHumansMaleNutrition DisordersNutritional StatusParasite Egg CountProspective StudiesSchistosomiasis mansoniSex CharacteristicsSocioeconomic FactorsTrichuriasisConceptsUpper arm circumferenceTriceps skinfoldS. mansoniS. mansoni-infected childrenMid-upper arm circumferenceModerate-intensity infectionDevelopment of malnutritionEffect of treatmentSubscapular skinfold measurementsInfected boysInfected childrenArm circumferenceGeohelminth infectionsSchool-aged childrenIntensity of infectionBrazilian schoolchildrenAnthropometric measurementsChronic malnutritionIntensity infectionsControl childrenGrowth retardationGrowth deficitsSchistosoma mansoniSkinfold measurementsInfection
1986
Stage and species specificity of antigens encoded by two geographic strains of Schistosoma mansoni mRNA.
Blanton R, Horowitz S, Reis M, Rottman F, Andrade Z, Mahmoud A. Stage and species specificity of antigens encoded by two geographic strains of Schistosoma mansoni mRNA. Journal Of Parasitology 1986, 72: 445-53. PMID: 3091803, DOI: 10.2307/3281685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, HelminthBrazilCross ReactionsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular WeightProtein BiosynthesisPuerto RicoRNA, MessengerSchistosoma haematobiumSchistosoma japonicumSchistosoma mansoniSchistosomiasis haematobiaSchistosomiasis japonicaSchistosomiasis mansoniSpecies SpecificityConceptsS. mansoniImmune human seraAntigen of MrGroup of antigensAdult worm mRNAAntigenic poolSchistosome infectionIntensity of infectionSchistosoma haematobiumIndividual seraAntigenAntigenic specificityAntigenic differencesSerumSchistosoma japonicumCross-reactive proteinEgg countsBrazilian parasitesInfectionMansoniMolecular weight proteinsHuman serumDifferent geographic strainsSpecies specificityHigh molecular weight proteins