Morbidity associated with schistosomiasis in adult population of Chókwè district, Mozambique
Using microscopy and DNA analysis for both Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni in conjunction with urinary ultrasound abnormalities gives us several insights into correlations between disease prevalence (microscopic and anatomical) and demographic details in a high-risk population.
Authors
- Pedro Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3150-1791)
- Silvana Belo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8701-8657)
- Daniel Kaminstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2409-525X)
- Cláudia Conceição (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7004-0268)
- Carina Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1021-7935)
- João Tiago Serra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0577-7404)
- Mohsin Sidat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8378-2014)
- Ricardo Thompson
- Natália Ferracini
Institutions
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Eduardo Mondlane University (MZ)
- Universidade Politécnica de Lisboa (PT)
- Augusta University (US)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012738
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- World Health Organization
- European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership