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Schistosoma

Known as: Bilharzias, Blood Fluke, schistosome 
A genus of trematoda flatworms that are the causative agents of schistosomiasis diseases. The lifecycle of Schistosoma flatworms involves freshwater… 
National Institutes of Health

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BiomphalariaBulinusCutaneous schistosomiasisCystitis

Narrower (3)

Schistosoma haematobiumSchistosoma japonicumSchistosoma mansoni

Broader (2)

SchistosomatidaeTrematoda

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Multivalent anthelminthic vaccine to prevent hookworm and schistosomiasis
Hookworm infection and schistosomiasis are two of the world’s most important human parasitic infections, affecting hundreds of… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Development of antischistosomal drugs in China, with particular consideration to praziquantel and the artemisinins.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Schistosomiasis vaccine development: approaches and prospects.
Mounting evidence for acquired immunity to schistosomiasis in humans supports the case for immunological intervention. On the… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
IL-12 inhibits Th2 cytokine responses induced by eggs of Schistosoma mansoni.
In the mouse, infection with the helminth parasite Schistosoma mansoni results in the selective induction of CD4+ T lymphocytes… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
T lymphocytes isolated from the hepatic granulomas of schistosome-infected mice express somatostatin receptor subtype II (SSTR2) messenger RNA.
Schistosomiasis mansoni is a disease characterized by liver and intestinal granulomas. Previous investigations in our laboratory… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Regulation of expression of human granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) are glycoproteins that stimulate the growth of hematopoietic progenitors and enhance the… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Patterns of sexual reproduction among parasitic platyhelminths
SUMMARY Previous studies on the spermatogenesis and oogenesis of digeneans, monogeneans and cestodes are reviewed, including… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The protective role of acquired host antigens during schistosome maturation
Summary Schistosomes grown in mice were tested at different stages of development for susceptibility to an in vitro cytotoxic… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Comparison of the Bell technique, a modified Kato thick smear technique, and a digestion method for the field diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni
Abstract A modification of the Kato thick smear technique, the Bell filtration technique, and a digestion method were… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
A perfusion procedure (perf-o-suction) for recovery of schistosome worms.
The scarcity of adult schistosome worms has limited physiologic and immunologic investigations of schistosomiasis. Perfusion… 
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