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Resource Collection

Behaviour Change Collection

A collection of resources for enabling behaviour change for sustainable schistosomiasis control and elimination.

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Genital Schistosomiasis Collection

A resource and article collection on Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) and Male Genital Schistosomiasis (MGS).

Monitoring and Evaluation Collection

Here we bring together a collection of resources for monitoring and evaluation schistosomiasis control and elimination programmes.

WHO Collection

Collection of news, events, policy, strategy and resource documents from the World Health Organization

GSA Collection

Reports, news and events from the GSA.

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Here is your one-stop-shop for resources on schistosomiasis.

This is a searchable collection of resources. You can search this collection by:

using a keyword (e.g. WHO, research, snails)
choosing from a dropdown menu list of themed Tags (Implementation, Behaviour Change, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation etc)
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We hope you find this useful. If you have any suggestions for useful resources that should be on this list please contact us by email: anouk [dot] gouvras [at] eliminateschisto [dot] org

In-depth proteomic characterization of Schistosoma haematobium: Towards the development of new tools for elimination

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting millions of people worldwide. Of the main three species affecting humans, Schistosoma haematobium is the most common, and is the leading cause of urogenital schistosomiasis. This parasite can cause a range of clinical complications associated with bladder pathogenesis, including squamous cell carcinoma as well as genital malignancy in women. Herein, we have performed the first comprehensive characterisation of the proteins implicated in host-parasite interactions (secreted and surface proteins from the adult flukes and secreted and soluble egg proteins) in order to advance our understanding of the parasite’s biology. Furthermore, we have characterised the different antibody responses in urine from infected human subjects from an endemic area presenting different infection intensities. The data obtained in this study can be used as a first step towards the development of novel tools for the control of urogenital schistosomiasis.

Peer-reviewed article

A 5-Year intervention study on elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis in Zanzibar: Parasitological results of annual cross-sectional surveys.

Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. The highest burden is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa. On the Zanzibar islands, urogenital schistosomiasis has been successfully controlled over the past decades. The Zanzibar Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission (ZEST) project implemented from 2011/12 through 2017 aimed to eliminate urogenital schistosomiasis as a public health problem from Pemba and to interrupt S. haematobium transmission from Unguja in 5 years. In a cluster-randomized trial, we investigated the impact of biannual treatment of the population with praziquantel alone or combined with snail control or behavior change interventions. After five years of interventions, the overall S. haematobium prevalence was reduced to <3% in schoolchildren and adults. Heavy infection intensities were observed in <1% of the surveyed population groups. Urogenital schistosomiasis was eliminated as a public health problem from most of the study sites on Pemba and Unguja. The prevalence was significantly lower in 2017 compared with 2011/12, but transmission was not interrupted. To sustain and advance the gains made by ZEST, continued interventions that are adaptive and tailored to the micro-epidemiology of S. haematobium in Zanzibar are needed.

Peer-reviewed article

WHO Bench aids for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites

This is the second edition of Bench aids for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites, intended both as a practical tool for the diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections for laboratory and field workers and as a teaching aid for students and trainees.

Tool Kits and Guides

Uniting to Combat Action Framework

The Action Framework is a standardized gap analysis tool. It uses qualitative input from stakeholders across the NTD community and fosters dialogue and collective action among a broad set of stakeholders.

Uniting To Combat NTDs

Multiple Praziquantel Treatments of Schistosoma mansoni Egg-Negative, CCA-Positive School children in a Very Low Endemic Setting in Egypt Do Not Consistently Alter CCA Results

Study showed that CCA trace and 1+ readings, in Kato–Katz S. mansoni egg-negative children in area with very low levels of intestinal schistosomiasis, are not consistently altered or rendered consistently negative following repeated PZQ treatments and are therefore likely to represent false-positive readings. This finding is of critical importance for countries such as Egypt as they approach elimination.

Peer-reviewed article

Schistosomiasis in the Philippines: Innovative Control Approach is Needed if Elimination is the Goal

In 1996, schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicum was declared eradicated in Japan. In the People’s Republic of China, S. japonicum transmission has been interrupted in the major endemic areas in the coastal plains but the disease persists in the lake and marshland regions south of the Yangtze River. The disease remains a public health problem in endemic areas in the Philippines and in isolated areas in Indonesia. Comprehensive multidisciplinary campaigns had led to eradication of schistosomiasis in Japan and have been successful in the interruption of disease transmission in the major endemic regions of the People’s Republic of China. Unfortunately, the integrated measures cannot be duplicated in schistosomiasis endemic areas in the Philippines because of limited resources. The problem is also more complicated due to the topography in the Philippines and transmission is not seasonal as in China. An innovative approach is needed in the Philippines if schistosomiasis elimination is the goal

Peer-reviewed article

Schistosoma and Other Relevant Helminth Infections in HIV-Positive Individuals—An Overview

This review aims to provide a concise overview of associations between HIV and selected helminthic co-infections concerning aspects of HIV acquisition and transmission, clinical and immunological findings in co-infected individuals, as well as treatment and prevention efforts

Peer-reviewed article

Guidelines for laboratory and field testing of molluscicides for control of schistosomiasis

WHO/Department of control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Tool Kits and Guides

Female genital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS: Reversing the neglect of girls and women

Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected gynecologic condition and a cofactor of HIV across sub-Saharan Africa.

Peer-reviewed article

A major hurdle in the elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis revealed: Identifying key gaps in knowledge and understanding of female genital schistosomiasis within communities and local health workers

This study investigated the perceptions, knowledge and understanding of FGS amongst community members and health providers in areas endemic for urogenital schistosomiasis in Ghana.

Peer-reviewed article

28 February 2019

GSA 2018 report and operational plan for 2019

The GSA Advisory Board met with the GSA executive team on the 6th of February 2019 and reviewed activities and outputs from 2018 and the operational plan for 2019.

14 February 2019

Kenya's Breaking Transmission Strategy

The Kenyan Ministry of Health launched their Breaking Transmission Strategy for schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, lymphatic filariasis and trachoma.

Kenya Ministry of Health

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