The underestimated burden of placental schistosomiasis in endemic regions: Findings from a cross-sectional, diagnostic proof-of-concept study on placental schistosomiasis in Gabon
14% of women with S. haematobium infection also had PS. Notably, PS was also observed in 5% of women without detectable S. haematobium eggs in urine. This suggests that PS could be an underestimated phenomenon in highly endemic regions and warrants further investigations of its implications for mother-and-child health.
Authors
- Martha Holtfreter
- Jacob Gerstenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1604-9710)
- Paul Alvyn Nguema-Moure
- Dearie Glory Okwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4025-2320)
- Egbert Tannich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4714-7275)
- Benjamin T. Schleenvoigt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4678-2469)
- Dennis Tappe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4493-0395)
- Saskia Dede Davi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0027-0715)
- Yabo Josiane Honkpéhèdji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9726-6643)
- Lillian Rene Endamne
- Pia Michelitsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6129-0725)
- Rella Zoleko-Manego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7425-2794)
- Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma
- Johannes Mischlinger
- Ayola Akim Adegnika
- Josephine Mischlinger
- Stefan Lueth
- Michael Ramharter
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Centre de Recherche Médicales de Lambaréné (GA)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Jena University Hospital (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Brandenburg an der Havel (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014031
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00