Search for dissertations about: "schistosomiasis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the word schistosomiasis.

  2. 1. Immunopathogenesis of schistosomiasis mansoni : Immunity and pathology in a primary and a secondary infection following chemotherapy in the mouse and the baboo models

    Author : Idle Omar Farah; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physiology and anatomy; Baboon; BALB c mice; Chemotherapy; Cytokines; Fibrosis; Granuloma; Modulation; Pathology; Reinfection; Schistosoma mansoni; Th1; Th2; Fysiologi och anatomi; Physiology and pharmacology; Fysiologi och farmakologi; Medicine; medicin;

    Abstract : This thesis describes a series of experiments aimed at elucidating the mechanisms ofimmunity and pathology elicited by both a primary infection and a reinfection exposure toSchistosoma mansoni following chemotherapy. The effects of a single large cercarial doseand a cumulatively equivalent dose, administered as multiple small doses are compared. READ MORE

  4. 2. Control or elimination : terms for public health interventions against tungiasis and schistosomiasis haematobium

    Author : Per Nordin; Ingela Krantz; Stig Wall; Andreas Ruppel; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tungiasis; urogenital schistosomiasis; control; elimination; public health; intervention; diagnosis; treatment; neglected tropical diseases; praziquantel; mass treatment; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Abstract : The thesis revolves around diagnosis and treatment of tungiasis (sand flea disease) and schistosomiasis haematobium. The causing parasites, Tunga penetrans and Schistosoma haematobium, both have the ability to penetrate intact skin. READ MORE

  5. 3. Serodiagnostics of schistosomiasis using keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) as antigen

    Author : Cecilia Thors; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The diagnostics of invasive helminth infections is often indirect and based on antibody detection in serum specimens from infected individuals. This is the case in schistosomiasis (bilharzia) where no excreted eggs can be found in light, often asymptomatic, infection. READ MORE

  6. 4. Novel combination chemotherapy for treatment and control of schistosomiasis among school children

    Author : Rajabu Hussein Mnkugwe; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Despite reported success in reducing severe disease-associated morbidities in endemic countries, praziquantel (PZQ) alone has failed to control and eliminate schistosomiasis, partly due to its poor efficacy against immature/juvenile worms. Artemisinin derivatives are efficacious against juvenile schistosomes. READ MORE

  7. 5. Pharmacovigilance of preventive chemotherapy for the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in Ethiopia

    Author : Tigist Dires Gebreyesus; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends preventive chemotherapy (PC) as a core public health intervention for the control and elimination of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths (STHs) in endemic countries. Despite being amenable to available treatments and ongoing PC, schistosomiasis and STHs remain causes of significant morbidity and associated complications in endemic areas. READ MORE