Bertrand Sellin

TL;DR: It is suggested that even a single round of mass chemotherapy can have a substantial impact on S. haematobium infection and its associated morbidity in children in sub-Saharan Africa.

TL;DR: Significant and sustained reduction in S. haematobium infection was achieved by biennial treatment in school-age children in Burkina Faso, which may provide a cost-effective treatment strategy for similar national schistosomiasis control programmes in sub-Saharan Africa.

TL;DR: Antisera directed against the major Sm28GST epitopes revealed differences in the recognition of the 28-kDa GSTs from the other schistosome species suggesting that these regions have been subjected to evolutionary pressure.

TL;DR: The relationship between iron status and degree of infection by Schistosoma haematobium was studied in 174 schoolchildren from Niger and shows a deleterious consequence of urinary schistosomiasis on nutrition and hematopoietic status, which should be considered in the design of nutrition intervention programs.

TL;DR: It is concluded that a combined school- and community-based strategy is effective in attaining a high coverage among school-age children in countries where school enrolment is low and where primary schools cannot serve as the exclusive drug distribution points.