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Resource Collection

Behaviour Change Collection

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

Histopathology of Schistosomiasis haematobia by Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr. (CDC), [Public Domain], via wikimedia.org

Diagnostics Collection

A collection of resources for schistosomiasis diagnostics.

People washing and bathing in a natural lake. Image Credit Marcus Perkins and Merck KGaA

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.

Research Publications

Collection of peer-reviewed publications.

Biomphalaria snail and cercariae larvae in beaker image. Trustees of the Natural History Museum

Snail Resource Collection

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All Resources

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)
choosing from a dropdown menu list of Resource type (e.g. toolkits & guides, research article, strategy document, video etc)

And you can refine your search by Year.

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

WHO Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Western Pacific

WHO Western Pacific Region Regional Action Framework for Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Western Pacific

WHO Western Pacific Region

Webinar: Schistosomiasis treatment gaps hinder elimination efforts: a current perspective

Derick Osakunor, from the University of Edinburgh, discusses the current treatment gaps in different age groups and how these are hindering the schistosomiasis goal of "elimination as a public health problem".

Meeting Report: WHO Diagnostic Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases

The first meeting of the Diagnostic Technical Advisory Group (DTAG), an advisory group to the WHO Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, was held at the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, Switzerland, on 30–31 October 2019.

Multisectoral Approach to the Prevention and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases

Multisectoral Approach for the Prevention and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases: A conceptual framework. The document presents a conceptual framework covering the essential elements of successful multisectoral collaborations, which is based on systematic reviews of evidence from programmes for the prevention and control of VBDs.

Tool Kits and Guides

Detecting Schistosoma mansoni infections among pre-school-aged children in southern Ghana: a diagnostic comparison of urine-CCA, real-time PCR and Kato-Katz assays

To better assess the infection burden within pre-school aged children this article provides a comparative assessment of the prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni in pre-school-aged children by urine circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) dipsticks, real-time PCR Taqman® faecal assays and Kato-Katz coproscopy.

BMC Infectious Diseases

Peer-reviewed article

Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030

The 146th session of WHO’s Executive Board, meeting in February 2020 requested the Director-General to develop, in consultations with Member States and stakeholders, the new road map for neglected tropical diseases for the period 2021–2030.

Connecting Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Menstrual Hygiene Initiatives

Effective future control of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) requires an integrated and multisectoral approach, bringing together HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and reproductive rights sectors. In this article, an underappreciated but important connection between FGS and menstrual hygiene initiatives in Africa is highlighted.

Trends in Parasitology

Peer-reviewed article

Acceptability and feasibility of genital self-sampling for the diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis: a cross-sectional study in Zambia

Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected and disabling gynaecological disorder that is difficult to diagnose and is part of the wider spectrum of urogenital disease caused by the waterborne parasite Schistosoma haematobium. The Bilharzia and HIV (BILHIV) study evaluated home self-sampling genital collection methods for the diagnosis of FGS. Home based genital self-sampling for FGS diagnosis is highly acceptable. This scalable method may inform future efforts for community-based diagnosis of FGS.

Wellcome Open Research

Peer-reviewed article

Workshop on ‘Challenges for Women’s Health in sub-Saharan Africa'

This workshop was designed to contribute to capacity building of local health systems, focusing on an integrated and comprehensive health care approach for women’s health and helping to interlink management for individual diseases.

HelmVit Consortium

GSA 2019 report and 2020 operational strategy

GSA 2019 report and 2020 operational strategy.

Global Schistosomiasis Alliance

Interactions of Schistosoma and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.

This is a review of studies of people living in sub-Saharan Africa coinfected with HIV and Schistosoma spp. between January 1996 and July 2018.

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Peer-reviewed article

3 February 2020

COR NTD workshop on Urban Schistosomiasis and Trachoma

The GSA organised a COR NTD workshop on the Assessment of Schistosomiasis and Trachoma Distribution in Urban Areas for Targeted Intervention, on the 19th of November 2019.

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