Jie Zhou

TL;DR: The genome provides a global insight into the molecular architecture and host interaction of this complex metazoan pathogen, revealing that it can exploit host nutrients, neuroendocrine hormones and signalling pathways for growth, development and maturation.

TL;DR: A mathematical model of schistosome transmission predicts that schistOSome vaccines capable of reducing water buffaloes' fecal egg output by 45%, alone or in conjunction with praziquantel treatment, will lead to a significant reduction in transmission of schistsomiasis.

TL;DR: The significantly higher prevalence of active schistosome infections as shown by the urine and serum UCP-LF CAA assays has implications for the national control and elimination programme in P.R. China, particularly in respect to case-finding and intervention strategies.

TL;DR: Li et al. as discussed by the authors compared principal components analysis (PCA) and principal axis factoring (PAF) to generate household asset-based proxy wealth indices and compared the estimated household wealth for each approach.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors used data from the third national schistosomiasis periodic epidemiological survey (PES) of 2004 to determine the prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma japonicum infection and associated morbidity, and to estimate the infected human and buffalo populations in the Dongting Lake region, Hunan province, China.