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2. Ecology of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Albert, Western Uganda: snail distributions, infection with schistosomes and temporal associations with environmental dynamics
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Kazibwe, F., Makanga, B., Rubaire-Akiiki, C., Ouma, J., Kariuki, C., Kabatereine, N. B., Booth, M., Vennervald, B. J., Sturrock, R. F., and Stothard, J. R.
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- 2006
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3. Molecular epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: DNA barcoding reveals substantial genetic diversity within Lake Albert and Lake Victoria populations
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STOTHARD, J. R., WEBSTER, B. L., WEBER, T., NYAKAANA, S., WEBSTER, J. P., KAZIBWE, F., KABATEREINE, N. B., and ROLLINSON, D.
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- 2009
4. Polymorphisms of the eosinophil protein x/eosinophil derived neurotoxin gene in different ethnical populations: 93
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Blom, K., Jönsson, U. B., Reimert, C. M., Kabatereine, N. B., Kazibwe, F., Ireri, E., Kadzo, H., Vennervald, B. J., Venge, P., and Håkansson, L.
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- 2007
5. Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda: epidemiology and cost of control
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Kabatereine, N. B., Tukahebwa, E. M., Kazibwe, F., Twa-Twa, J. M., Barenzi, J. F. Z., Zaramba, S., Stothard, J. R., Fenwick, A., and Brooker, S.
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- 2005
6. Schistosoma bovis in western Uganda
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Stothard, J. R., Lockyer, A. E., Kabatereine, N. B., Tukahebwa, E. M., Kazibwe, F., Rollinson, D., and Fenwick, A.
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- 2004
7. Profiling lifetime episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients from rural Sub-Saharan Africa where schistosoma mansoni is endemic
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Opio C., Kazibwe F., Ocama P., Rejani L., Belousova E., and Ajal P.
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Hepatic schistososomiasis ,Sub-Saharan Africa ,Upper gastrointestinal bleeding - Abstract
© Christopher Kenneth Opio et al.Introduction: Severe chronic hepatic schistosomiasis is a common cause of episodes upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, there is paucity of data on clinical epidemiology of episodes of UGIB from rural Africa despite on going public health interventions to control and eliminate schistosomiasis. Methods: Through a cross sectional study we profiled lifetime episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and associated factors at a rural primary health facility in sub-Saharan Africa were schistosomiasis is endemic. The main outcome was number of lifetime episodes of UGIB analyzed as count data. Results: From 107 enrolled participants, 323 lifetime episodes of UGIB were reported. Fifty-seven percent experienced ≥ 2 lifetime episodes of UGIB. Ninety-four percent had severe chronic hepatic schistosomiasis and 80% esophageal varices. Alcohol use and viral hepatitis was infrequent. Eighty-eight percent were previously treated with praziquantel and 70% had a history of blood transfusion. No patient had ever had an endoscopy or treatment for prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding. Multivariable analysis identified a cluster of eight clinical factor variables (age ≥ 40, female sex, history of blood transfusion, abdominal collaterals, esophageal varices, pattern x periportal fibrosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia) significantly associated (P-value < 0.05) with increased probability of experiencing two or more lifetime episodes of UGIB in our study. Conclusion: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common health problem in this part of rural SSA where schistosomiasis is endemic. The clinical profile described is unique and is important for improved case management, and for future research.
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- 2016
8. Origin and diversification of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni
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J.A.T. Dejong R.J. Ansah E.D.O. Barbosa C.S. Brémond P. Cesari I.M. Charbonnel N. Corrêa L.R. Coulibaly G. D'Andrea P.S. Pereira De Souza C. Doenhoff M.J. File S. Idris M. Incani R.N. Jarne P. Kamau T. Karanja D.M.S. Kazibwe F. Kpikpi J. Lwambo Nj.S. Maga, Morgan
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Phylogeography ,Biomphalaria ,Slave Trade ,[SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE] ,parasitic diseases ,Africa ,Schistosomiasis ,Brazil - Abstract
Correspondance: esloker@unm.edu; Schistosoma mansoni is the most widespread of the human-infecting schistosomes, present in 54 countries, predominantly in Africa, but also in Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Neotropics. Adult-stage parasites that infect humans are also occasionally recovered from baboons, rodents, and other mammals. Larval stages of the parasite are dependent upon certain species of freshwater snails in the genus Biomphalaria, which largely determine the parasite's geographical range. How S. mansoni genetic diversity is distributed geographically and among isolates using different hosts has never been examined with DNA sequence data. Here we describe the global phylogeography of S. mansoni using more than 2500 bp of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from 143 parasites collected in 53 geographically widespread localities. Considerable within-species mtDNA diversity was found, with 85 unique haplotypes grouping into five distinct lineages. Geographical separation, and not host use, appears to be the most important factor in the diversification of the parasite. East African specimens showed a remarkable amount of variation, comprising three clades and basal members of a fourth, strongly suggesting an East African origin for the parasite 0.30-0.43 million years ago, a time frame that follows the arrival of its snail host. Less but still substantial variation was found in the rest of Africa. A recent colonization of the New World is supported by finding only seven closely related New World haplotypes which have West African affinities. All Brazilian isolates have nearly identical mtDNA haplotypes, suggesting a founder effect from the establishment and spread of the parasite in this large country
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9. Transmission studies of intestinal schistosomiasis in Lake Albert, Uganda and experimental compatibility of local Biomphalaria spp
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Kazibwe, F., Makanga, B., Rubaire-Akiiki, C., Ouma, J., Kariuki, C., Kabatereine, N.B., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Rollinson, D., Stothard, J.R., Kazibwe, F., Makanga, B., Rubaire-Akiiki, C., Ouma, J., Kariuki, C., Kabatereine, N.B., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Rollinson, D., and Stothard, J.R.
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Despite ongoing preventive chemotherapy campaigns, intestinal schistosomiasis is hyper-endemic in shoreline communities living along Lake Albert, Uganda. To provide a deeper insight into the local epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni, a variety of field-based studies were undertaken focusing upon schistosome-snail interactions and confirmation of transmission foci. Cercarial shedding patterns of field-caught Biomphalaria spp., as identified by morphology, were hourly observed over a ten day period and showed that Biomphalaria stanleyi produced significantly more cercariae than Biomphalaria sudanica. Peak production times in both species were between 12.00 and 14.00h indicating greatest infection risk from lake water exposure is during the early afternoon. Laboratory-bred snails were exposed to locally hatched miracidia and susceptibility of Biomphalaria spp. was confirmed experimentally. Biomphalaria stanleyi was a more permissive host. After ascertaining appropriate conditions for infection of laboratory mice, 28 groups of between 5 and 6 naïve mice were placed in floatation cages at four suspected shoreline transmission sites for a 30 minute period of exposure. Eight weeks later, mice (n=142) were culled and S. mansoni adult worms were retrieved from 10 animals. Taken as a whole, these observations highlight the local importance of B. stanleyi in transmission of intestinal schistosomiasis and clearly demonstrate the risk of infection on the Lake Albert shoreline. To mitigate this risk local environmental modification(s), i.e. improvement in sanitation and hygiene and control of snail populations, is needed to bolster the impact of chemotherapy-based interventions.
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10. P6.023 Cross - Border HIV & AIDS Intervention Programme in Seven East African Countries (2008 – 2012)
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Woldemichael, A K, primary, Alwan, F, additional, Hassen, A, additional, Kazibwe, F, additional, and Fadel, A, additional
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- 2013
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11. Field survey for strongyloidiasis in eastern Uganda with observations on efficacy of preventive chemotherapy and co-occurrence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis/intestinal schistosomiasis
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Sousa-Figueiredo, J.C., primary, Day, M., additional, Betson, M., additional, Rowell, C., additional, Wamboko, A., additional, Arinaitwe, M., additional, Kazibwe, F., additional, Kabatereine, N.B., additional, and Stothard, J.R., additional
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- 2010
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12. Transmission studies of intestinal schistosomiasis in Lake Albert, Uganda and experimental compatibility of local Biomphalaria spp.
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Kazibwe, F., primary, Makanga, B., additional, Rubaire-Akiiki, C., additional, Ouma, J., additional, Kariuki, C., additional, Kabatereine, N.B., additional, Vennervald, B.J., additional, Rollinson, D., additional, and Stothard, J.R., additional
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- 2010
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13. Molecular epidemiology ofSchistosoma mansoniin Uganda: DNA barcoding reveals substantial genetic diversity within Lake Albert and Lake Victoria populations
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STOTHARD, J. R., primary, WEBSTER, B. L., additional, WEBER, T., additional, NYAKAANA, S., additional, WEBSTER, J. P., additional, KAZIBWE, F., additional, KABATEREINE, N. B., additional, and ROLLINSON, D., additional
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- 2009
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14. Effect Of Seasonal Rainfall And Other Environmental Changes, On Snail Density And Infection Rates With Schistosoma mansoni Fifteen Years After The Last Snails\' Study In Kigungu, Entebbe, Uganda
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Odongo-Aginya, EI, primary, Kironde, FK, additional, Kabatereine, NB, additional, Kategere, P, additional, and Kazibwe, F, additional
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- 2009
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15. Strongyloides stercoralis: a field-based survey of mothers and their preschool children using ELISA, Baermann and Koga plate methods reveals low endemicity in western Uganda
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Stothard, J.R., primary, Pleasant, J., additional, Oguttu, D., additional, Adriko, M., additional, Galimaka, R., additional, Ruggiana, A., additional, Kazibwe, F., additional, and Kabatereine, N.B., additional
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- 2008
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16. Schistosoma mansoniin infants (aged <3 years) along the Ugandan shoreline of Lake Victoria
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Odogwu, S. E., primary, Ramamurthy, N. K., additional, Kabatereine, N. B., additional, Kazibwe, F., additional, Tukahebwa, E., additional, Webster, J. P., additional, Fenwick, A., additional, and Stothard, J. R., additional
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- 2006
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17. Short communication: Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda: epidemiology and cost of control.
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Kabatereine, N. B., primary, Tukahebwa, E. M., additional, Kazibwe, F., additional, Twa-Twa, J. M., additional, Barenzi, J. F. Z., additional, Zaramba, S., additional, Stothard, J. R., additional, Fenwick, A., additional, and Brooker, S., additional
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- 2005
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18. Hepatosplenic morbidity in two neighbouring communities in Uganda with high levels of Schistosoma mansoni infection but very different durations of residence
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Booth, M, primary, Vennervald, B.J, additional, Kabatereine, N.B, additional, Kazibwe, F, additional, Ouma, J.H, additional, Kariuki, C.H, additional, Muchiri, E, additional, Kadzo, H, additional, Ireri, E, additional, Kimani, G, additional, Mwatha, J.K, additional, and Dunne, D.W, additional
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- 2004
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19. Morbidity indicators of Schistosoma mansoni: Relationship between infection and anemia in Ugandan schoolchildren before and after praziquantel and albendazole chemotherapy
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Koukounari, A., Fenwick, A., Whawell, S., Kabatereine, N. B., Kazibwe, F., Tukahebwa, E. M., Russell Stothard, Donnelly, C. A., and Webster, J. P.
20. Intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Ugandan schoolchildren: a rapid mapping assessment
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Cj, Standley, Moses Adriko, Alinaitwe M, Kazibwe F, Nb, Kabatereine, and Jr, Stothard
21. Morbidity indicators of Schistosoma mansoni: relationship between infection and anemia in Ugandan schoolchildren before and after praziquantel and albendazole chemotherapy
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Koukounari A, Fenwick A, Whawell S, Nb, Kabatereine, Kazibwe F, Em, Tukahebwa, Jr, Stothard, Christl Donnelly, and Jp, Webster
22. Profiling lifetime episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients from rural Sub-Saharan Africa where schistosoma mansoni is endemic
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Opio C., Kazibwe F., Ocama P., Rejani L., Belousova E., Ajal P., Opio C., Kazibwe F., Ocama P., Rejani L., Belousova E., and Ajal P.
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© Christopher Kenneth Opio et al.Introduction: Severe chronic hepatic schistosomiasis is a common cause of episodes upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, there is paucity of data on clinical epidemiology of episodes of UGIB from rural Africa despite on going public health interventions to control and eliminate schistosomiasis. Methods: Through a cross sectional study we profiled lifetime episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and associated factors at a rural primary health facility in sub-Saharan Africa were schistosomiasis is endemic. The main outcome was number of lifetime episodes of UGIB analyzed as count data. Results: From 107 enrolled participants, 323 lifetime episodes of UGIB were reported. Fifty-seven percent experienced ≥ 2 lifetime episodes of UGIB. Ninety-four percent had severe chronic hepatic schistosomiasis and 80% esophageal varices. Alcohol use and viral hepatitis was infrequent. Eighty-eight percent were previously treated with praziquantel and 70% had a history of blood transfusion. No patient had ever had an endoscopy or treatment for prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding. Multivariable analysis identified a cluster of eight clinical factor variables (age ≥ 40, female sex, history of blood transfusion, abdominal collaterals, esophageal varices, pattern x periportal fibrosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia) significantly associated (P-value < 0.05) with increased probability of experiencing two or more lifetime episodes of UGIB in our study. Conclusion: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common health problem in this part of rural SSA where schistosomiasis is endemic. The clinical profile described is unique and is important for improved case management, and for future research.
23. Profiling lifetime episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients from rural Sub-Saharan Africa where schistosoma mansoni is endemic
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Opio C., Kazibwe F., Ocama P., Rejani L., Belousova E., Ajal P., Opio C., Kazibwe F., Ocama P., Rejani L., Belousova E., and Ajal P.
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© Christopher Kenneth Opio et al.Introduction: Severe chronic hepatic schistosomiasis is a common cause of episodes upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, there is paucity of data on clinical epidemiology of episodes of UGIB from rural Africa despite on going public health interventions to control and eliminate schistosomiasis. Methods: Through a cross sectional study we profiled lifetime episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and associated factors at a rural primary health facility in sub-Saharan Africa were schistosomiasis is endemic. The main outcome was number of lifetime episodes of UGIB analyzed as count data. Results: From 107 enrolled participants, 323 lifetime episodes of UGIB were reported. Fifty-seven percent experienced ≥ 2 lifetime episodes of UGIB. Ninety-four percent had severe chronic hepatic schistosomiasis and 80% esophageal varices. Alcohol use and viral hepatitis was infrequent. Eighty-eight percent were previously treated with praziquantel and 70% had a history of blood transfusion. No patient had ever had an endoscopy or treatment for prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding. Multivariable analysis identified a cluster of eight clinical factor variables (age ≥ 40, female sex, history of blood transfusion, abdominal collaterals, esophageal varices, pattern x periportal fibrosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia) significantly associated (P-value < 0.05) with increased probability of experiencing two or more lifetime episodes of UGIB in our study. Conclusion: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common health problem in this part of rural SSA where schistosomiasis is endemic. The clinical profile described is unique and is important for improved case management, and for future research.
24. Impact of a national helminth control programme on infection and morbidity in Ugandan schoolchildren.
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Kabatereine NB, Brooker S, Koukounari A, Kazibwe F, Tukahebwa EM, Fleming FM, Zhang Y, Webster JP, Stothard JR, and Fenwick A
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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the health impact of a national control programme targeting schistosomiasis and intestinal nematodes in Uganda, which has provided population-based anthelmintic chemotherapy since 2003. METHODS: We conducted longitudinal surveys on infection status, haemoglobin concentration and clinical morbidity in 1871 randomly selected schoolchildren from 37 schools in eight districts across Uganda at three time points - before chemotherapy and after one year and two years of annual mass chemotherapy. FINDINGS: Mass treatment with praziquantel and albendazole led to a significant decrease in the intensity of Schistosoma mansoni - 70% (95% confidence interval (CI): 66-73%) after one year and 82% (95% CI: 80-85%) after two years of treatment. Intensity of hookworm infection also decreased (75% and 93%; unadjusted). There was a significant increase in haemoglobin concentration after one (0.135 g/dL (95% CI: 0.126-0.144)) and two years (0.303 g/dL (95% CI: 0.293-0.312)) of treatment, and a significant decrease in signs of early clinical morbidity. The impact of intervention on S. mansoni prevalence and intensity was similar to that predicted by mathematical models of the impact of chemotherapy on human schistosomiasis. Improvements in haemoglobin concentration were greatest among children who were anaemic or harbouring heavy S. mansoni infection at baseline. CONCLUSION: Anthelmintic treatment delivered as part of a national helminth control programme can decrease infection and morbidity among schoolchildren and improve haemoglobin concentration. Copyright © 2007 World Health Organization [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
25. Schistosoma mansoni in infants (aged <3 years) along the Ugandan shoreline of Lake Victoria.
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Odogwu, S. E., Ramamurthy, N. K., Kabatereine, N. B., Kazibwe, F., Tukahebwa, E., Webster, J. P., Fenwick, A., and Stothard, J. R.
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SCHISTOSOMA mansoni , *ANTHELMINTICS , *ETIOLOGY of diseases , *JUVENILE diseases , *PUBLIC health research - Abstract
In two complementary epidemiological surveys of villages on the Ugandan shoreline of Lake Victoria, the putative occurrence of intestinal schistosomiasis in the local infants (children aged <3 years) was investigated. When, during the first survey, 136 mother-and-infant pairs from a total of 12 villages were studied, only 7% of the infants but 45% of the mothers were found to be egg-patent for Schistosoma mansoni infection. The use of dipstick tests for urine-circulating cathodic antigen indicated, however, a much higher prevalence, of approximately 40%, among the infants. In the second survey, urine samples and multiple, not single, stool samples were collected from another 19 mother-and-infant pairs in two of the 12 study villages (Bugoto and Bwondha), and a standardized questionnaire was implemented. The prevalence of egg-patent infection was then found to be markedly higher in the study infants from Bugoto (86%) than in those from Bwondha (25%). A greater level of mother-and-infant water contact, a higher abundance of (infected) Biomphalaria choanomphala, and an unusual lakeshore topology may explain why S. mansoni infection was so much more common in the Bugoto subjects than in the Bwondha. All but one of the infants studied in the second survey were found to be anaemic (with <110 g haemoglobin/litre). Taken together, these children were less likely to be found infected with hookworm (16%), Hymenolepis nana (11%) or Trichuris trichiura (5%) than with S. mansoni (47%). Infection with the parasites causing intestinal schistosomiasis can be common among the infants living in these lakeshore villages. Although the immediate and later-life clinical impacts of such infection have yet to be elucidated, such infants would probably benefit from regular de-worming. Mothers should be strongly encouraged to visit the nearest health-services clinic, with their infants, for any necessary anthelmintic treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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26. Hepatic schistosomiasis, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and health related quality of life measurements from the Albert Nile Basin.
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Opio CK, Kazibwe F, Rejani L, Kabatereine NB, and Ocama P
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Background: Health related quality of life measurements are vital elements of public health surveillance that uncover unmet health needs and predict the success of health interventions. We described health related quality of life measurements using the EuroQoL 5-dimension (EQ-VAS/EQ-5D) instrument and associated factors among patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) and hepatic schistosomiasis at a rural health facility in the Albert Nile Basin, Uganda., Methods and Materials: This was a cross-sectional study at Pakwach Health Centre IV. Participants included adult inpatients and outpatients with a history of UGIB and ultrasound evidence of hepatic schistosomiasis. We evaluated and recorded each participant's medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests results, ultrasound results, and endoscopy findings. We also recorded health related quality of life measurements using the EuroQoL 5-dimension instrument and derived disability weights from EQ-VAS and EQ-5D measurements. These were our dependent variables. Descriptive and inferential statistics were generated summarizing our findings., Results: We found 103 participants had a history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. Sixty percent were between the ages of 30-49 years, 59% were females, 74% were farmers, 92% had splenomegaly, 88% had varices at endoscopy, 22% were medical emergencies with acute variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and 62% had anemia. Measures of the different dimensions of health from 101 participants with patient reported outcomes revealed 77 (76%) participants experienced problems in self-care, 89 (88%) participants reported anxiety or depression, and 89 (88%) participants experienced pain or discomfort. The median EQ-VAS derived disability weights and median EQ-5D index-derived disability weights were 0.3 and 0.34, respectively. Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, praziquantel drug treatment, and age by decade predicted higher EQ-VAS derived disability weights (p value < 0.05). Under weight (Body mass index ≤ 18.5), acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, ascites, age by decade, female gender, and praziquantel drug treatment predicted higher EQ-5D index- derived disability weights (p value < 0.05)., Conclusion: Adult patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and hepatic schistosomiasis from this primary health facility experience poor health and considerable health loss. Several factors predicted increased health loss. These factors probably represent key areas of health intervention towards mitigating increased health loss in this population., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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27. Praziquantel and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Hepatic Schistosomiasis: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
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Opio CK, Kazibwe F, Kabatereine NB, Rejani L, and Ocama P
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Background: There is a general consensus that widespread use of praziquantel in populations where schistosomiasis is endemic prevents development of hepatic schistosomiasis and its complications. However, a few studies have reported discordant findings linking praziquantel to the occurrence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in some patients with hepatic schistosomiasis and varices., Objective: We explored if there was any causal association between recent praziquantel use (rPZQ) and upper gastrointestinal bleeding in hepatic schistosomiasis in rural Africa., Patients and Methods: A quasi-experimental, retrospective case-controlled study was performed. It involved adult patients with past or acute UGIB, varices, periportal fibrosis, and/or cirrhosis. Cases had acute variceal bleeding while controls did not. The outcome was the frequency of lifetime episodes of UGIB and exposure was rPZQ (received praziquantel in the last 11 months from the date of enrollment). The data analysis included 2 × 2 tables, logistic regression, and propensity-score matching. Odds ratios (ORs), average treatment effects (ATEs), and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used for inference., Results: Over 6 weeks, we enrolled 19 cases with 92 lifetime episodes of UGIB, and 66 controls with 192 lifetime episodes of UGIB. Cases were more likely to experience UGIB than controls following rPZQ (92% vs. 62%; OR 7.6; 95% CI 3.4-17). Factors predictive of more lifetime episodes of UGIB at multivariable analysis included rPZQ (adjusted OR 13; 95% CI 2.9-53), relative leukocytosis (adjusted OR 26; 95% CI 7.6-89), large varices (adjusted OR 5.0; 95% CI 1.7-15), a family member with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (adjusted OR 19; 95% CI 7.4-51), advanced periportal fibrosis (adjusted OR 8.0; 95% CI 2.6-22), ascites (adjusted OR 14; 95% CI 4.3-47), and jaundice (adjusted OR 32; 95% CI 7.8-128). While the ATE following rPZQ among the treated was 0.40 (95% CI 0.33-0.48)., Conclusions: Our findings suggest the presence of a plausible causal association between recent praziquantel use and increased frequency of UGIB in our study population.
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28. The diagnostic accuracy of routine clinical findings for detection of esophageal varices in rural sub-Saharan Africa where schistosomiasis is endemic.
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Opio CK, Rejani L, Kazibwe F, and Ocama P
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- Adult, Africa South of the Sahara epidemiology, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Regression Analysis, Schistosomiasis epidemiology, Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System standards, Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System statistics & numerical data, Esophageal and Gastric Varices diagnosis, Esophageal and Gastric Varices etiology, Reproducibility of Results, Rural Population statistics & numerical data, Schistosomiasis complications
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Background: Variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is common in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, poor access to endoscopy services precludes the diagnosis of varices., Objectives: We determined the diagnostic accuracy of routine clinical findings for detection of esophageal varices among patients with UGIB in rural SSA where schistosomiasis is endemic., Methods: We studied patients with a history of UGIB. The index tests included routine clinical findings and the reference test was diagnostic endoscopy. Multivariable regression with post-estimation provided measures of association and diagnostic accuracy., Results: We studied 107 participants with UGIB and 21% had active bleeding. One hundred and three (96%) had liver disease and 86(80%) varices. Factors associated with varices (p-value <0.05) were ≥ 4 lifetime episodes of UGIB, prior blood transfusion, splenomegaly, liver fibrosis, thrombocytopenia, platelet count spleen diameter ratio <909, and a dilated portal vein. Two models showed an overall diagnostic accuracy of > 90% in detection of varices with a number needed to misdiagnose of 13(number of patients who needed to be tested in order for one to be misdiagnosed by the test)., Conclusion: Where access to endoscopy is limited, routine clinical findings could improve the diagnosis of patients with UGIB in Africa., The diagnostic accuracy of routine clinical findings for detection of esophageal varices in rural sub-Saharan Africa where schistosomiasis is endemic., (© 2019 Opio et al.)
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29. Profiling lifetime episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients from rural Sub-Saharan Africa where schistosoma mansoni is endemic.
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Opio CK, Kazibwe F, Ocama P, Rejani L, Belousova EN, and Ajal P
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- Adult, Africa South of the Sahara epidemiology, Animals, Cross-Sectional Studies, Endemic Diseases, Esophageal and Gastric Varices complications, Female, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage etiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Risk Factors, Rural Population, Schistosomiasis complications, Esophageal and Gastric Varices epidemiology, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage epidemiology, Schistosoma mansoni isolation & purification, Schistosomiasis epidemiology
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Introduction: Severe chronic hepatic schistosomiasis is a common cause of episodes upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, there is paucity of data on clinical epidemiology of episodes of UGIB from rural Africa despite on going public health interventions to control and eliminate schistosomiasis., Methods: Through a cross sectional study we profiled lifetime episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and associated factors at a rural primary health facility in sub-Saharan Africa were schistosomiasis is endemic. The main outcome was number of lifetime episodes of UGIB analyzed as count data., Results: From 107 enrolled participants, 323 lifetime episodes of UGIB were reported. Fifty-seven percent experienced ≥ 2 lifetime episodes of UGIB. Ninety-four percent had severe chronic hepatic schistosomiasis and 80% esophageal varices. Alcohol use and viral hepatitis was infrequent. Eighty-eight percent were previously treated with praziquantel and 70% had a history of blood transfusion. No patient had ever had an endoscopy or treatment for prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding. Multivariable analysis identified a cluster of eight clinical factor variables (age ≥ 40, female sex, history of blood transfusion, abdominal collaterals, esophageal varices, pattern x periportal fibrosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia) significantly associated (P-value < 0.05) with increased probability of experiencing two or more lifetime episodes of UGIB in our study., Conclusion: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common health problem in this part of rural SSA where schistosomiasis is endemic. The clinical profile described is unique and is important for improved case management, and for future research., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interest.
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30. Field survey for strongyloidiasis in eastern Uganda with observations on efficacy of preventive chemotherapy and co-occurrence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis/intestinal schistosomiasis.
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Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Day M, Betson M, Rowell C, Wamboko A, Arinaitwe M, Kazibwe F, Kabatereine NB, and Stothard JR
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Animals, Child, Child, Preschool, Comorbidity, Feces parasitology, Female, Helminths isolation & purification, Humans, Infant, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Parasitology methods, Strongyloides stercoralis, Treatment Outcome, Uganda epidemiology, Young Adult, Anthelmintics administration & dosage, Helminthiasis epidemiology, Schistosomiasis mansoni drug therapy, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology, Strongyloidiasis drug therapy, Strongyloidiasis epidemiology
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Following our previous field surveys for strongyloidiasis in western Uganda, 120 mothers and 232 children from four villages in eastern Uganda were examined, with two subsequent investigative follow-ups. As before, a variety of diagnostic methods were used: Baermann concentration, Koga agar plate and strongyloidid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), as well as Kato-Katz faecal smears for detection of eggs of other helminths. At baseline, the general prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis was moderate: 5.4% as estimated by Baermann and Koga agar methods combined. A much higher estimate was found by ELISA (42.3%) which, in this eastern setting, appeared to be confounded by putative cross-reaction(s) with other nematode infections. Preventive chemotherapy using praziquantel and albendazole was offered to all participants at baseline. After 21 days the first follow-up was conducted and 'cure rates' were calculated for all parasites encountered. Eleven months later, the second follow-up assessed longer-term trends. Initial treatments had little, if any, effect on S. stercoralis, and did not alter local prevalence, unlike hookworm infections and intestinal schistosomiasis. We propose that geographical patterns of strongyloidiasis are likely not perturbed by ongoing praziquantel/albendazole campaigns. Antibody titres increased after the first follow-up then regressed towards baseline levels upon second inspection. To better define endemic areas for S. stercoralis, careful interpretation of the ELISA is warranted, especially where diagnosis is likely being confounded by polyparasitism and/or other treatment regimens; new molecular screening tools are clearly needed.
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31. Epidemiology and control of intestinal schistosomiasis on the Sesse Islands, Uganda: integrating malacology and parasitology to tailor local treatment recommendations.
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Standley CJ, Adriko M, Arinaitwe M, Atuhaire A, Kazibwe F, Fenwick A, Kabatereine NB, and Stothard JR
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Background: Intestinal schistosomiasis is often widespread among the populations living around Lake Victoria and on its islands. The Sesse Island group (containing some 84 islands), however, is typically assumed to be a low prevalence zone, with limited transmission, but has never been surveyed in detail. Here, we present a rapid mapping assessment, bringing together snail and parasite information, at 23 sites for the presence of intermediate host snails and at 61 sites for the prevalence of intestinal schistosomiasis in school-aged children (N = 905). Two different diagnostic tools were used and compared at 45 of these sites: Kato-Katz thick faecal smears and circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) urine dipsticks., Results: Biomphalaria snails were found at 11 sites but in low numbers; none was found shedding schistosome cercariae. At 22 out of the 45 sites, local prevalence by urine and/or stool diagnostics was in excess of 50%, although mean prevalence of intestinal schistosomiasis overall was 34.6% (95% confidence intervals (CI) = 31.0-38.3%) by Kato-Katz and 46.5% (95% CI = 42.7-50.4%) by CCA if 'trace' reactions were considered infection-positive (if considered infection-negative, mean prevalence was 28.1% (95% CI = 24.7-31.7%)). Diagnostic congruence between CCA and Kato-Katz was poor and significant discordance in estimated prevalence by location was found, with each often inferring different mass drug administration regimes., Conclusions: Accurate estimation of schistosome prevalence is important for determining present and future treatment needs with praziquantel; the wide range of schistosome prevalence across the Sesse Island group requires a treatment regime largely tailored to each island. In high prevalence locations, further malacological sampling is required to confirm the extent of local transmission, especially on the northern islands within the group. The observation that different diagnostic tests can provide varying results in terms of estimating prevalence by location, and hence change treatment recommendations, suggests that care must be taken in interpreting raw prevalence data. In particular, further research into the reasons for the differences in the poorer performance of the CCA test should be pursued.
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- 2010
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32. Treatment of intestinal schistosomiasis in Ugandan preschool children: best diagnosis, treatment efficacy and side-effects, and an extended praziquantel dosing pole.
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Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Pleasant J, Day M, Betson M, Rollinson D, Montresor A, Kazibwe F, Kabatereine NB, and Stothard JR
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The Ugandan national control programme for schistosomiasis has no clear policy for inclusion of preschool-children (=5 years old) children. To re-balance this health inequality, we sought to identify best diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis, observe treatment safety and efficacy of praziquantel (PZQ), and extend the current WHO dose pole for chemotherapy. We examined and treated 363 preschool children from shoreline villages of Lakes Albert and Victoria, and found that 62.3% (CI(95) 57.1-67.3) of the children were confirmed to have intestinal schistosomiasis. One day after treatment, children were reported as having headaches (3.6%), vomiting (9.4%), diarrhoea (10.9%) and urticaria/rash (8.9%) with amelioration at 21-day follow-up, where the parasitological cure rate was found to be 100.0%. Height and weight data were collected from a further 3303 preschool children to establish and validate an extended PZQ dose pole that now includes two new height-intervals: 60-84 cm for one-half tablet and 84-99 cm for three-quarter tablet divisions; which would result in 97.6% of children receiving an acceptable dose (30-60 mg/kg). To conclude, preschool children in lakeshore communities of Uganda are at significant risk of intestinal schistosomiasis; we now strongly advocate for their immediate inclusion within the national control programme to eliminate this health inequity.
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- 2010
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33. Intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Ugandan schoolchildren: a rapid mapping assessment.
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Standley CJ, Adriko M, Alinaitwe M, Kazibwe F, Kabatereine NB, and Stothard JR
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- Animals, Child, Environmental Monitoring methods, Epidemiological Monitoring, Geography, Helminths isolation & purification, Humans, Population Surveillance methods, Surveys and Questionnaires, Uganda epidemiology, Helminthiasis epidemiology, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic epidemiology, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology, Soil Pollutants
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Even with a national control programme in place, intestinal schistosomiasis continues to be a major public health problem in school-aged children and other community members in Uganda. This is especially the case in the environments around the Great Lakes, where disease transmission is high, such as Lake Victoria. Moreover, in the most remote areas, some schools might periodically miss large-scale drug administrations owing to inaccessibility. To provide contemporary monitoring and surveillance data, 27 schools along the lakeshore were surveyed with a rapid assessment protocol to determine both prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma mansoni and soil-transmitted helminth infections. In total, 25 (92.6%) of schools were positive for S. mansoni, with an average prevalence across the surveyed children of 42% and average infection intensity of 634 eggs per gram of faeces. Mean prevalence of Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm was 12.9%, 9.3% and 2.4%, respectively. Results from questionnaire data revealed a high level of itinerancy among the children, and a total of 38.2% reported to have never received treatment for schistosomiasis, despite 96% living in districts targeted by the national control programme. A birthplace outside of Uganda was a significant predictor for increased risk of schistosomiasis infection (odds ratio (OR) = 9.6), and being resident at a school for less than a year was significantly associated with absence of praziquantel treatment (OR = 0.3). Univariate regression analysis showed a trend of increasing schistosomiasis towards the eastern region of Uganda, while semivariograms of infection prevalence demonstrated a range of spatial autocorrelation of ~78 km. Soil-transmitted helminth infections were more common in the Western region. Our results emphasise how social and demographic variables such as migration may affect epidemiological trends and confound the impact of existing treatment regimes.
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- 2009
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34. Effect of seasonal rainfall and other environmental changes, on snail density and infection rates with Schistosoma mansoni fifteen years after the last snails' study in Kigungu, Entebbe, Uganda.
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Odongo-Aginya EI, Kironde FK, Kabatereine NB, Kategere P, and Kazibwe F
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- Animals, Disease Vectors, Humans, Retrospective Studies, Snails parasitology, Uganda, Rain, Schistosomiasis mansoni parasitology, Seasons, Snails growth & development
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Background: The last study on snail population density in relation to rainfall pattern in Kigungu canoe landing and recreational sites on Lake Victoria shore was earlier carried out about fifteen years ago. This study also reviewed the influence of other environmental factors on the snails' infection rate., Objective: To reassess the density dynamic of Biomphalaria (B) choanomphala and Biomphalaria (B) pfeifferi, which act as the intermediate host for S. mansoni and Bulinus (B) globosus, and Bulinus (B) tropicus, which act as intermediate host for S. haematobium., Design: Retrospective study., Setting: Busy canoe landing sites along Lake Victoria in Kigungu fishing village were selected for the snail sampling., Results: Nine thousand one hundred and ninety four B. choanomphala were collected over the study period. The numbers of B. choanomphala collected in each yearwas 4742 (51.6%) and 4452 (48.4%) in 2004 and 2005 respectively. Of the 4742 B. Choanomphala collected in 2004, 82 (1.7%) shed human cercariae and 329 (6.7%) shed non-human cercariae. Whereas in 2005, out of 4452 B. choanomphala collected 302 (6.85%) shed non-human cercariae and 82 (1.8%) shed human cercariae. Similarly, 4173 B. pfeifferi were also collected in the same period. Out of which 2224 (53.3%) were collected in 2004 and 1949 (46.7%) in 2005. For B. pfeifferi, 42 (1.9%) out of 2224 snails collected in 2004 shed human cercariae and 246 (11.1%) shed non-human cercariae. While in 2005, 33 out of 1949 snails (1.7%) shed human cercariae and 159 (8.2%) shed non-human cercariae. Other snails of medical importance collected included 292 B. globosus and 3094 B. tropicus. None of the Bulinus spp. collected shed any human cercariae but 37 (2.1%) and 30 (2.3%) B. tropicus shed non-human cercariae in 2004 and 2005 respectively. In 2004 and 2005, the area received, 1729mm and 1959mm of rainfall respectively, The mean rainfall during the year was 144.05 mm and 163.3 mm in 2004 and 2005 respectively. There was a negative correlation between rainfalls and snail density dynamic., Conclusion: We have found in this study that in spite of the bush clearing of the papyrus swamps which originally was the major habitats for B. choanomphala, B. pfeifferi and the Bulinus spp the intermediate host for schistosome at all canoe landing sites at Kigungu, these snails are still present. Moreover, that their population density dynamic and infection rate are inversely proportional to the rainfall pattern.
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35. The 434(G>C) polymorphism within the coding sequence of Eosinophil Cationic Protein (ECP) correlates with the natural course of Schistosoma mansoni infection.
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Eriksson J, Reimert CM, Kabatereine NB, Kazibwe F, Ireri E, Kadzo H, Eltahir HB, Mohamed AO, Vennervald BJ, and Venge P
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Animals, Blood Proteins analysis, Case-Control Studies, Child, Child, Preschool, Eosinophil Cationic Protein analysis, Eosinophil Cationic Protein blood, Female, Genotype, Humans, Liver Diseases, Parasitic blood, Male, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, Polymorphism, Genetic, Schistosoma mansoni growth & development, Statistics as Topic, Sudan ethnology, Sweden ethnology, Uganda ethnology, Eosinophil Cationic Protein genetics, Liver Diseases, Parasitic genetics, Schistosoma mansoni parasitology
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Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic infection with over 200 million people infected worldwide. In Schistosoma mansoni infections, parasite-derived eggs get trapped in the liver, causing the formation of granulomas, which may develop into periportal fibrosis and portal hypertension, and thus severe morbidity. Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) is a secretory protein of eosinophil granulocytes that efficiently kills the larval stage of S. mansoni, but also affects fibroblast functions. We have investigated the prevalence of the ECP gene polymorphism 434(G>C) in two African populations, from an S. mansoni endemic area in Uganda (n=297) and from a non-endemic area in Sudan (n=78), and also compared these with a Swedish population (n=209). The genotype frequencies in the Ugandan population differed significantly from both the Sudanese and Swedish populations (P<0.001). In the Ugandan population there was a significant association between genotype and prevalence of infection (P=0.03), with lower prevalence in subjects with the GG genotype compared with GC (P=0.02) and CC (P=0.03). There was also a trend towards an association with periportal fibrosis (P=0.08) in the Ugandan population. This suggested association was confirmed when the predominant tribe (n=212) was analysed separately (P=0.004). Our results suggest that ECP may be an important protein, both in the immune response against S. mansoni and in the development of periportal fibrosis. The results also suggest genetic selection towards the ECP 434CC genotype in populations living in S. mansoni endemic areas.
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36. Parasitological impact of 2-year preventive chemotherapy on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda.
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Zhang Y, Koukounari A, Kabatereine N, Fleming F, Kazibwe F, Tukahebwa E, Stothard JR, Webster JP, and Fenwick A
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- Adult, Animals, Child, Cohort Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Helminthiasis drug therapy, Helminthiasis epidemiology, Helminthiasis prevention & control, Helminthiasis transmission, Humans, Male, Schistosomiasis mansoni drug therapy, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology, Uganda epidemiology, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Schistosomiasis mansoni prevention & control, Soil parasitology
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Background: Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) are among the neglected tropical diseases in Africa. A national control program for these diseases was initiated in Uganda during March 2003. Annual treatment with praziquantel and albendazole was given to schoolchildren in endemic areas and to adults in selected communities where local prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni in schoolchildren was high., Methods: The impact of the treatment program was monitored through cohorts of schoolchildren and adults. Their infection status with S. mansoni and STH was determined by parasitological examinations at baseline and at annual follow-ups. The prevalence and intensity of S. mansoni and STH before and after treatment were analyzed., Results: Two rounds of treatment significantly reduced the prevalence of S. mansoni infection in schoolchildren across three regions in the country from 33.4-49.3% to 9.7-29.6%, and intensity of infection from 105.7-386.8 eggs per gram of faeces (epg) to 11.6-84.1 epg. The prevalence of hookworm infection was reduced from 41.2-57.9% to 5.5-16.1%, and intensity of infection from 186.9-416.8 epg to 3.7-36.9 epg. The proportion of children with heavy S. mansoni infection was significantly reduced from 15% (95% CI 13.4-16.8%) to 2.3% (95% CI 1.6-3.0%). In adults, significant reduction in the prevalence and intensity of S. mansoni and hookworm infections was also observed. More importantly, the prevalence and intensity of both S. mansoni and hookworm infections in the cohorts of newly-recruited 6-year-olds who had never previously received treatment decreased significantly over 2 years: 34.9% (95% CI 31.9-37.8%) to 22.6% (95% CI 19.9-25.2%) and 171.1 epg (95% CI 141.5-200.7) to 72.0 epg (95% CI 50.9-93.1) for S. mansoni; and 48.4% (95% CI 45.4-51.5) to 15.9% (95% CI 13.6-18.2) and 232.7 epg (95% CI 188.4-276.9) to 51.4 epg (95% CI 33.4-69.5) for hookworms, suggesting a general decline in environmental transmission levels., Conclusion: Annual anthelminthic treatment delivered to schoolchildren and to adults at high risk in Uganda can significantly reduce the prevalence and intensity of infection for schistosomiasis and STH, and potentially also significantly reduce levels of environmental transmission of infection.
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- 2007
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37. Microgeographical and tribal variations in water contact and Schistosoma mansoni exposure within a Ugandan fishing community.
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Pinot de Moira A, Fulford AJ, Kabatereine NB, Kazibwe F, Ouma JH, Dunne DW, and Booth M
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- Adolescent, Animals, Biomphalaria parasitology, Disease Vectors, Environmental Exposure adverse effects, Female, Humans, Immersion, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Rural Health, Schistosomiasis mansoni ethnology, Sex Distribution, Time Factors, Uganda epidemiology, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology, Water parasitology
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Objective: To explore patterns of water contact and Schistosoma mansoni exposure by age, sex, tribe and space within a single village., Methods: For 10 months, we systematically observed water contacts made by the 800 inhabitants of a small Ugandan fishing village. In order to estimate cercarial exposure, times spent in water were weighted by snail infection levels, time of day and degree of immersion., Results: There were marked differences in water contact patterns between the two main tribes, which inhabited geographically distinct ends of the village resulting in geographically distinct spatial patterns of water contact. The distributions of the intermediate hosts, Biomphalaria sudanica and Biomphalaria stanleyi, also appeared to differ over small distances. This led to quite different exposure patterns between the two tribes, particularly amongst females., Conclusions: Schistosoma mansoni exposure can vary markedly within a single village. Such non-homogenous patterns of exposure are likely to have wider implications for schistosomiasis control programmes and research studies.
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- 2007
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38. Morbidity due to Schistosoma mansoni: an epidemiological assessment of distended abdomen syndrome in Ugandan school children with observations before and 1-year after anthelminthic chemotherapy.
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Balen J, Stothard JR, Kabatereine NB, Tukahebwa EM, Kazibwe F, Whawell S, Webster JP, Utzinger J, and Fenwick A
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- Child, Cohort Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Drug Combinations, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Parasite Egg Count, Patient Compliance, Prevalence, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology, Syndrome, Uganda epidemiology, Abdomen parasitology, Anthelmintics therapeutic use, Schistosomiasis mansoni drug therapy
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The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and distribution of distended abdomens among Ugandan school children across a range of eco-epidemiological settings and to investigate the relationship between distended abdomens and helminth infections, in particular Schistosoma mansoni, before and 1-year after anthelminthic treatment. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 4354 school children across eight districts, with a longitudinal 1-year follow-up of 2644 children (60.7%). On both occasions, parasitological, biometrical and clinical data were collected for each child. Baseline prevalence of S. mansoni and hookworms was 44.3% and 51.8%, respectively. Distended abdomens, defined as an abdominal circumference ratio (ACR) >1.05, were observed in 2.5% of the sampled children, several of whom presented with particularly severe distensions necessitating hospital referral. ACR scores were highly overdispersed between districts and schools. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that S. mansoni infection accounted for only a small fraction of ACR variation, suggesting that either single point prevalence and intensity measures failed to reflect this more chronically evolved morbidity and/or that other interacting factors were involved, e.g. malnutrition and malaria. At 1-year follow-up, ACR scores showed an overall trend of regression towards the mean, potentially indicative of amelioration following chemotherapy, but geographic overdispersion still remained.
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39. Morbidity indicators of Schistosoma mansoni: relationship between infection and anemia in Ugandan schoolchildren before and after praziquantel and albendazole chemotherapy.
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Koukounari A, Fenwick A, Whawell S, Kabatereine NB, Kazibwe F, Tukahebwa EM, Stothard JR, Donnelly CA, and Webster JP
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- Adolescent, Anemia epidemiology, Animals, Child, Feces parasitology, Female, Hemoglobins analysis, Humans, Male, Morbidity, Odds Ratio, Prevalence, Schistosoma mansoni isolation & purification, Schistosomiasis mansoni drug therapy, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology, Uganda epidemiology, Albendazole administration & dosage, Anemia etiology, Anthelmintics administration & dosage, Praziquantel administration & dosage, Schistosomiasis mansoni complications
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The potential relationship between Schistosoma mansoni and anemia was examined using data obtained by the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) before (baseline) and 1 year after (follow-up) a chemotherapeutic treatment program in Uganda. Changes in hemoglobin (Hb) levels in 2,788 children in relation to their schistosomiasis and/or hookworm infection intensity category and baseline anemia status were analyzed. At baseline, significant predictors of childhood anemia were intensities of S. mansoni and hookworm infection. At follow-up, moderate or heavy hookworm as well as heavy S. mansoni infections were important. Children heavily infected with S. mansoni or hookworm had significantly lower Hb counts at baseline compared with those not infected. Among anemic children at the baseline survey, a significant increase in Hb counts of 0.834 g/dL after treatment was found. Our results suggest that anemia is associated with schistosomiasis and hookworm in Ugandan children and that such anemia shows a significant improvement after chemotherapy.
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40. Applied and basic research on the epidemiology, morbidity, and immunology of schistosomiasis in fishing communities on Lake Albert, Uganda.
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Dunne DW, Vennervald BJ, Booth M, Joseph S, Fitzsimmons CM, Cahen P, Sturrock RF, Ouma JH, Mwatha JK, Kimani G, Kariuki HC, Kazibwe F, Tukahebwa E, and Kabatereine NB
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- Animals, Anthelmintics therapeutic use, Cohort Studies, Drug Resistance, Female, Fisheries, Fresh Water, Humans, Liver Cirrhosis epidemiology, Liver Cirrhosis parasitology, Male, Morbidity, Praziquantel therapeutic use, Prevalence, Schistosoma mansoni immunology, Uganda epidemiology, Schistosomiasis mansoni complications, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology, Schistosomiasis mansoni immunology, Schistosomiasis mansoni prevention & control
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We report multidisciplinary studies on schistosomiasis which have been ongoing in the fishing communities of Piida, Booma, Bugoigo and Walakuba, on Lake Albert, Uganda, since 1996. Schistosomiasis is the major health problem in this area, with high infection intensities and prevalence. In addition to generating basic data on the epidemiology, morbidity and immunology of human schistosomiasis, this research programme is providing important descriptive and methodological information, and has contributed to the increase in operational capacity within Uganda in recent years. Such information and operational capacity are needed to facilitate much needed schistosomiasis control programmes, such as the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative that was launched in Uganda in 2003.
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41. Progress towards countrywide control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda.
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Kabatereine NB, Tukahebwa E, Kazibwe F, Namwangye H, Zaramba S, Brooker S, Stothard JR, Kamenka C, Whawell S, Webster JP, and Fenwick A
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- Adolescent, Albendazole economics, Albendazole therapeutic use, Anthelmintics economics, Child, Child, Preschool, Health Care Costs, Helminthiasis transmission, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Pilot Projects, Praziquantel economics, Praziquantel therapeutic use, Preventive Health Services economics, Schistosomiasis mansoni prevention & control, Uganda, Anthelmintics therapeutic use, Helminthiasis prevention & control, Soil parasitology
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Schistosomiasis caused by infection with Schistosoma mansoni is a serious public health burden in 38 of the 56 districts of Uganda. This article reviews the initial experience of the national control programme. Launched in 2003, this started with a pilot phase with the main aim of utilizing the experience to formulate feasible and appropriate methods of drug delivery. Overall, 432,746 people were treated and coverage was 91.4% in schools and 64.7% in communities. The issues raised by independent evaluators included that most communities did not participate in the selection of community drug distributors (CDD) and that teachers and CDDs needed refresher training mainly on health education and the management of side effects. As a way forward, it is suggested that the Ministry of Health should integrate deworming into the existing health infrastructure so that every time a child is reached for any health service, the child is also de-wormed.
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42. Use of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) dipsticks for detection of intestinal and urinary schistosomiasis.
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Stothard JR, Kabatereine NB, Tukahebwa EM, Kazibwe F, Rollinson D, Mathieson W, Webster JP, and Fenwick A
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- Animals, Antigens, Helminth chemistry, Child, Child, Preschool, Cohort Studies, Feces parasitology, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Parasite Egg Count, Predictive Value of Tests, Quality Control, Schistosomiasis haematobia epidemiology, Schistosomiasis haematobia parasitology, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology, Schistosomiasis mansoni parasitology, Sensitivity and Specificity, Tanzania epidemiology, Uganda epidemiology, Antigens, Helminth urine, Glycoproteins urine, Helminth Proteins urine, Reagent Strips economics, Schistosoma haematobium isolation & purification, Schistosoma mansoni isolation & purification, Schistosomiasis haematobia urine, Schistosomiasis mansoni urine
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An evaluation of a commercially available antigen capture dipstick that detects schistosome circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) in urine was conducted in representative endemic areas for intestinal and urinary schistosomiasis in Uganda and Zanzibar, respectively. Under field-based conditions, the sensitivity (SS) and specificity (SP) of the dipstick was 83 and 81% for detection of Schistosoma mansoni infections while positive predictive (PPV) and negative predictive values (NPV) were 84%. Light egg-positive infections were sometimes CCA-negative while CCA-positives included egg-negative children. A positive association between faecal egg output and intensity of CCA test band was observed. Estimating prevalence of intestinal schistosomiasis by school with dipsticks was highly correlated (r=0.95) with Kato-Katz stool examinations, typically within +/-8.5%. In Zanzibar, however, dipsticks totally failed to detect S. haematobium despite examining children with egg-patent schistosomiasis. This was also later corroborated by further surveys in Niger and Burkina Faso. Laboratory testing of dipsticks with aqueous adult worm lysates from several reference species showed correct functioning, however, dipsticks failed to detect CCA in urine from S. haematobium-infected hamsters. While CCA dipsticks are a good alternative, or complement, to stool microscopy for field diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis, they have no proven value for field diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis. At approximately 2.6 US dollars per dipstick, they are presently too expensive to be cost-effective for wide scale use in disease mapping surveys unless Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) strategies are developed.
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43. Field evaluation of the Meade Readiview handheld microscope for diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis in Ugandan school children.
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Stothard JR, Kabatereine NB, Tukahebwa EM, Kazibwe F, Mathieson W, Webster JP, and Fenwick A
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- Animals, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Parasite Egg Count, Prevalence, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology, Schistosomiasis mansoni parasitology, Schools, Sentinel Surveillance, Uganda epidemiology, Microscopy instrumentation, Schistosoma mansoni isolation & purification, Schistosomiasis mansoni diagnosis
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A novel, inexpensive handheld microscope, the Meade Readiview, was evaluated for field diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis by comparison of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) against conventional compound microscopy as part of a parasitologic survey in nine sentinel schools and a rapid mapping survey across 22 schools in Uganda. Fecal smears from 685 primary school children were examined and the overall prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni was 45%. However, prevalence by school ranged widely from 0% to 100%. For individual diagnosis the Readiview had a sensitivity of 85%, a specificity of 96%, a PPV of 95%, and an NPV of 88%. Due to the poorer movement control of the glass slide on the Readiview stage, fecal smears with less than four eggs could be overlooked. At the highest magnification (160x), egg-like objects could be confounding. Estimating prevalence by school was usually within +/- 7% of that of conventional microscopy. Since the Readiview is more robust and portable, both in size and weight, and one-tenth as expensive as the traditional compound microscope, a change in the logistics and costs associated with field infection surveillance is possible. This inexpensive microscope is a pragmatic alternative to the compound microscope. It could play an important role in the collection of prevalence data to better guide anthelmintic drug delivery and also empower the diagnostic capacity of peripheral health centers where compound microscopes are few or absent.
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44. Origin and diversification of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni.
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Morgan JA, Dejong RJ, Adeoye GO, Ansa ED, Barbosa CS, Brémond P, Cesari IM, Charbonnel N, Corrêa LR, Coulibaly G, D'Andrea PS, De Souza CP, Doenhoff MJ, File S, Idris MA, Incani RN, Jarne P, Karanja DM, Kazibwe F, Kpikpi J, Lwambo NJ, Mabaye A, Magalhães LA, Makundi A, Moné H, Mouahid G, Muchemi GM, Mungai BN, Séne M, Southgate V, Tchuenté LA, Théron A, Yousif F, Zanotti-Magalhães EM, Mkoji GM, and Loker ES
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- Africa, Animals, Arabia, Caribbean Region, DNA, Helminth genetics, DNA, Mitochondrial genetics, Female, Geography, Haplotypes, Humans, Madagascar, Male, Sequence Analysis, DNA, South America, Genetic Variation, Phylogeny, Schistosoma mansoni genetics
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Schistosoma mansoni is the most widespread of the human-infecting schistosomes, present in 54 countries, predominantly in Africa, but also in Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Neotropics. Adult-stage parasites that infect humans are also occasionally recovered from baboons, rodents, and other mammals. Larval stages of the parasite are dependent upon certain species of freshwater snails in the genus Biomphalaria, which largely determine the parasite's geographical range. How S. mansoni genetic diversity is distributed geographically and among isolates using different hosts has never been examined with DNA sequence data. Here we describe the global phylogeography of S. mansoni using more than 2500 bp of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from 143 parasites collected in 53 geographically widespread localities. Considerable within-species mtDNA diversity was found, with 85 unique haplotypes grouping into five distinct lineages. Geographical separation, and not host use, appears to be the most important factor in the diversification of the parasite. East African specimens showed a remarkable amount of variation, comprising three clades and basal members of a fourth, strongly suggesting an East African origin for the parasite 0.30-0.43 million years ago, a time frame that follows the arrival of its snail host. Less but still substantial variation was found in the rest of Africa. A recent colonization of the New World is supported by finding only seven closely related New World haplotypes which have West African affinities. All Brazilian isolates have nearly identical mtDNA haplotypes, suggesting a founder effect from the establishment and spread of the parasite in this large country.
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45. Increases in human T helper 2 cytokine responses to Schistosoma mansoni worm and worm-tegument antigens are induced by treatment with praziquantel.
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Joseph S, Jones FM, Walter K, Fulford AJ, Kimani G, Mwatha JK, Kamau T, Kariuki HC, Kazibwe F, Tukahebwa E, Kabatereine NB, Ouma JH, Vennervald BJ, and Dunne DW
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- Adolescent, Adult, Animals, Cells, Cultured, Child, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Rural Population, Schistosomiasis immunology, Species Specificity, Th2 Cells immunology, Uganda, Anthelmintics therapeutic use, Antigens, Helminth immunology, Cytokines biosynthesis, Praziquantel therapeutic use, Schistosoma mansoni immunology, Schistosomiasis drug therapy, Th2 Cells drug effects
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Levels of Schistosoma mansoni-induced interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-5 and posttreatment levels of immunoglobulin E recognizing the parasite's tegument (Teg) correlate with human resistance to subsequent reinfection after treatment. We measured changes in whole-blood cytokine production in response to soluble egg antigen (SEA), soluble worm antigen (SWA), or Teg after treatment with praziquantel (PZQ) in a cohort of 187 individuals living near Lake Albert, Uganda. Levels of SWA-induced IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, and IL-13 increased after treatment with PZQ, and the greatest relative increases were seen in the responses to Teg. Mean levels of Teg-specific IL-5 and IL-10 increased ~10-15-fold, and mean levels of IL-13 increased ~5-fold. Correlations between the changes in cytokines suggested that their production was positively coregulated by tegumentally derived antigens. Levels of SEA-, SWA-, and Teg-induced interferon- gamma were not significantly changed by treatment, and, with the exception of IL-10, which increased slightly, responses to SEA also remained largely unchanged. The changes in cytokines were not strongly influenced by age or intensity of infection and were not accompanied by corresponding increases in the numbers of circulating eosinophils or lymphocytes.
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46. Chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Ugandan fishermen: treatment can cause a rapid increase in interleukin-5 levels in plasma but decreased levels of eosinophilia and worm-specific immunoglobulin E.
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Fitzsimmons CM, Joseph S, Jones FM, Reimert CM, Hoffmann KF, Kazibwe F, Kimani G, Mwatha JK, Ouma JH, Tukahebwa EM, Kariuki HC, Vennervald BJ, Kabatereine NB, and Dunne DW
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- Adolescent, Adult, Animals, Anthelmintics pharmacology, Humans, Immunoglobulin E immunology, Male, Middle Aged, Praziquantel pharmacology, Schistosoma immunology, Schistosomiasis immunology, Uganda, Eosinophils metabolism, Immunoglobulin E blood, Interleukin-5 metabolism, Schistosoma drug effects, Schistosomiasis drug therapy
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Chemotherapy for blood-dwelling schistosomes kills the worms and exposes parasite antigen to the circulation. In many people from areas of endemicity, this treatment increases parasite-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) and other Th2 responses in the months following therapy, responses that have been associated with subsequent resistance to reinfection. Here we investigate much earlier changes in immune reactions after praziquantel therapy in Schistosoma mansoni-infected fishermen working in an area of high transmission in Uganda. The subjects gave blood before treatment and at 1 and 21 days posttreatment. Blood cultures were incubated with schistosome soluble worm antigen (SWA) or soluble egg antigen (SEA). Interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, gamma interferon, and transforming growth factor beta levels were measured in the cultures and in plasma. A marked transient increase in plasma IL-5 levels was observed in 75% of the subjects (n = 48) by 1 day posttreatment. This response was dependent on pretreatment intensity of infection and was accompanied by a transient decrease in eosinophil numbers. One day posttreatment, blood cultures from the 16 subjects with the greatest increase in plasma IL-5 level (>100 pg/ml) displayed reduced IL-5, IL-13, and IL-10 responses to SWA, and in contrast to the rest of the cohort, these high-IL-5 subjects displayed reduced levels of SWA-specific IgE in plasma 21 days posttreatment. Twenty months after treatment, the intensity of reinfection was positively correlated with the increase in plasma IL-5 level seen 1 day posttreatment. These studies describe the heterogeneity in early immune reactions to treatment, identifying subgroups who have different patterns of reaction and who may have different capacities to mount the responses that have been associated with resistance to reinfection.
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47. Changes in IgE- and antigen-dependent histamine-release in peripheral blood of Schistosoma mansoni-infected Ugandan fishermen after treatment with praziquantel.
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Satti MZ, Cahen P, Skov PS, Joseph S, Jones FM, Fitzsimmons C, Hoffmann KF, Reimert C, Kariuki HC, Kazibwe F, Mwatha JK, Kimani G, Vennervald BJ, Ouma JH, Kabatereine NB, and Dunne DW
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- Animals, Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic blood, Cohort Studies, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Fisheries, Histamine blood, Histamine Release immunology, Humans, Male, Schistosoma mansoni drug effects, Schistosoma mansoni immunology, Schistosomiasis mansoni blood, Schistosomiasis mansoni immunology, Spectrometry, Fluorescence, Time Factors, Uganda, Anthelmintics therapeutic use, Antigens, Helminth blood, Histamine Release drug effects, Immunoglobulin E blood, Praziquantel therapeutic use, Schistosomiasis mansoni drug therapy
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Background: Parasite-specific IgE levels correlate with human resistance to reinfection with Schistosoma spp. after chemotherapy. Although the role of eosinophils in schistosomiasis has been the focus of a great deal of important research, the involvement of other Fcepsilon receptor-bearing cells, such as mast cells and basophils, has not been investigated in relation to human immunity to schistosomes. Chemotherapy with praziquantel (PZQ) kills schistosomes living in an in vivo blood environment rich in IgE, eosinophils and basophils. This releases parasite Ags that have the potential to cross-link cell-bound IgE. However, systemic hypersensitivity reactions are not induced by treatment. Here, we describe the effects of schistosomiasis, and its treatment, on human basophil function by following changes in total cellular histamine and in vitro histamine-release induced by schistosome Ags or anti-IgE, in blood samples from infected Ugandan fishermen, who are continuously exposed to S. mansoni infection, before and 1-day and 21-days after PZQ treatment., Results: There was a significant increase in the total cellular histamine in blood samples at 1-day post-treatment, followed by a very significant further increase by 21-days post-treatment. In vitro histamine-release induced by S. mansoni egg (SEA) or worm (SWA) Ags or anti-IgE antibody, was significantly reduced 1-day post-treatment. The degree of this reduction correlated with pre-treatment infection intensity. Twenty-1-days post-treatment, SEA-induced histamine-release was still significantly lower than at pretreatment. Histamine-release was not correlated to plasma concentrations of total or parasite-specific IgE, nor to specific IgG4 plasma concentrations., Conclusion: The biology of human blood basophils is modulated by S. mansoni infection and praziquantel treatment. Infection intensity-dependent suppression of basophil histamine-release, histamine-dependent resistance to infection, and similarities with allergen desensitisation are discussed as possible explanations of these observations.
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48. Epidemiology and geography of Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: implications for planning control.
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Kabatereine NB, Brooker S, Tukahebwa EM, Kazibwe F, and Onapa AW
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Child, Child, Preschool, Ecosystem, Female, Geographic Information Systems, Humans, Male, Population Surveillance methods, Prevalence, Preventive Health Services organization & administration, Risk Factors, Topography, Medical, Uganda epidemiology, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology
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Intestinal schistosomiasis caused by infection with Schistosoma mansoni is a widespread public health problem in Uganda. Although long known to be endemic, its current distribution within the country requires updating of parasitological data to help guide planned control. We report such data collected between 1998 and 2002 from 201 schools and 68 communities across Uganda. In accordance with epidemiological expectation, prevalence and intensity increased with age, peaking at 10-20 years and thereafter declined moderately with age, whereas intensity declined more rapidly with age, and the prevalence of infection in a school was non-linearly related to the mean intensity of infection. We used geographical information systems to map the distribution of infection and to overlay parasitological data with interpolated environmental surfaces. The derived maps indicate both a widespread occurrence of infection and a marked variability in infection prevalence, with prevalence typically highest near the lakeshore and along large rivers. No transmission occurred at altitudes >1400 m or where total annual rainfall was <900 mm; limits which can help estimate the population at risk of schistosomiasis. The results are discussed in reference to the ecology of infection and provide an epidemiological framework for the design and implementation of control efforts underway in Uganda.
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49. Cytokine production in whole blood cultures from a fishing community in an area of high endemicity for Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: the differential effect of parasite worm and egg antigens.
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Joseph S, Jones FM, Kimani G, Mwatha JK, Kamau T, Kazibwe F, Kemijumbi J, Kabatereine NB, Booth M, Kariuki HC, Ouma JH, Vennervald BJ, and Dunne DW
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Child, Child, Preschool, Cytokines blood, Fisheries, Humans, Infant, Ovum immunology, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology, Schistosomiasis mansoni transmission, Uganda epidemiology, Antigens, Helminth immunology, Cytokines biosynthesis, Schistosomiasis mansoni immunology
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The human host is continuously exposed to the egg and the adult worm developmental stages of Schistosoma mansoni during chronic infections with the parasite. To assess the cytokine responses induced by these different costimulating stages and how they are influenced by host age and infection intensity, whole blood samples from a cross-sectional cohort of 226 members of a Ugandan fishing community who had been resident in an area with high transmission of S. mansoni for the previous 10 years or from birth were stimulated with S. mansoni egg antigen (SEA) or worm antigen (SWA). SWA-specific gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) production increased with age, and the levels of SWA- and SEA-specific interleukin 3 (IL-3) were weakly correlated with schistosome infection intensity. The production of most cytokines was little affected by age or infection intensity but was either SEA or SWA specific. One hundred thirty-two members of the cohort coproduced IL-5 and IL-13 specifically in response to SWA, whereas only 15 produced these cytokines, and at much lower levels, in response to SEA. IL-10, IL-4, and IFN-gamma were also produced in response to SWA, whereas the response to SEA consisted almost exclusively of IL-10. Our results suggest that, in contrast to what has been described for the murine model of S. mansoni and during acute human infections, chronic intense exposure to and infection with S. mansoni in this cohort resulted in very low levels of response to SEA in vitro in the presence of a vigorous and mixed Th1-Th2 response to SWA.
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50. Periportal fibrosis in human Schistosoma mansoni infection is associated with low IL-10, low IFN-gamma, high TNF-alpha, or low RANTES, depending on age and gender.
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Booth M, Mwatha JK, Joseph S, Jones FM, Kadzo H, Ireri E, Kazibwe F, Kemijumbi J, Kariuki C, Kimani G, Ouma JH, Kabatereine NB, Vennervald BJ, and Dunne DW
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Animals, Antigens, Helminth immunology, Chemokine CCL5 biosynthesis, Child, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Interferon-gamma biosynthesis, Interleukin-10 biosynthesis, Liver Cirrhosis classification, Liver Cirrhosis epidemiology, Liver Cirrhosis parasitology, Liver Diseases, Parasitic classification, Liver Diseases, Parasitic epidemiology, Liver Diseases, Parasitic parasitology, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Risk Assessment, Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology, Schistosomiasis mansoni parasitology, Sex Factors, Chemokine CCL5 metabolism, Interferon-gamma metabolism, Interleukin-10 metabolism, Liver Cirrhosis immunology, Liver Diseases, Parasitic immunology, Schistosomiasis mansoni immunology, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha biosynthesis
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Schistosoma mansoni infection is highly endemic in parts of Uganda, and periportal fibrosis is common in communities along the shore of Lake Albert. In this study, we have identified cellular immune responses associated with fibrosis. A cohort of 199 individuals aged 6-50, resident in the village for at least 10 years or since birth, were examined for evidence of periportal fibrosis by ultrasound using the Niamey protocol. Whole-blood samples were assayed for levels of nine cellular immune molecules (IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-1beta, and RANTES) in the absence of in vitro Ag stimulation, and after stimulation with egg and worm Ags. A lack of Ag specificity allowed the number of variables in the analysis to be reduced by factor analysis. The resulting factor scores were then entered into a risk analysis using a classification tree algorithm. Children, adult males, and adult females had different factors associated with fibrosis. Most cases of fibrosis in children (eight of nine) were associated with low (<47th percentile) IL-10 factor scores. Adult females at lowest risk had relatively high IFN-gamma factor scores (>83rd percentile), whereas those at highest risk had a combination of intermediate (32nd to 83rd percentile) IFN-gamma and relatively high (>60th percentile) TNF-alpha factor scores. Adult males at lowest risk of fibrosis had moderate TNF-alpha factor scores (55th to 82nd percentile), and a high risk was associated with either high TNF-alpha factor scores (>82nd percentile), or intermediate TNF-alpha combined with low RANTES factor scores (<58th percentile). These results demonstrate that periportal fibrosis is associated with cytokine production profiles that vary with both age and gender.
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