African schistosomiasis

Bilateral Tubal Gestation Associated with Schistosomiasis in an African Woman

Background. The incidence of tubal ectopic gestation caused by schistosomiasis induced tubal pathology is undocumented in this environment, which may be due to rarity of this pathology. Bilateral tubal gestation is common in patients that have undergone in vitro fertilization. We report a hitherto undocumented case of spontaneous bilateral ectopic gestation following tubal schistosomiasis. Case...

HIV and schistosomiasis co-infection in African children.

HIV/AIDS and schistosomiasis both cause a substantial disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa and the two diseases often overlap in their epidemiological characteristics. Although disease-specific control interventions are continuing, potential synergies in the control efforts for these two diseases have not been investigated. With a focus on children with schistosomiasis, we assess the risk for i...

Schistosomiasis.

Cervical Neoplasia-Associated Schistosomiasis in HIV-Infected and Uninfected South African Women

Background: Epidemiologic mapping of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), urogenital schistosomiasis (UGS), and cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa exhibit substantial overlap. This prompted the hypothesis of a possible link between these conditions. Cross-sectional studies suggest an increased risk of HIV infection and transmission in women with UGS. In this perspective, it is hypothesized th...

A longitudinal study of endemic urinary schistosomiasis in a small East African community.

Urological abnormalities caused by Schistosoma haematobium are apparently common in East, West and Central Africa. A community of 1074 persons living in an area of endemic urinary schistosomiasis in rural Zanzibar, Tanzania, was studied for 2 years to determine the importance of these abnormalities and how they affected patients' health.Of the total community, 1004 persons (93.5%) were examined...