1. mansoni infection alters co-stimulatory molecule expression and cell activation in asthma. Oliveira RR, Gollob KJ, Figueiredo JP, Alcântara LM, Cardoso LS, Aquino CS, Campos RA, Almeida MC, Carvalho EM, Araujo MI. Microbes Infect. 2008 Dec 27. [Epub ahead of print]

2. Revised karyotyping and gene mapping of the Biomphalaria glabrata embryonic (Bge) cell line. Odoemelam E, Raghavan N, Miller A, Bridger JM, Knight M. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Dec 24. [Epub ahead of print]

3. Host Susceptibility to Schistosomes: Effect of Host Sera on Cell Proliferation of Schistosoma mansoni Schistosomula. Draz HM, Ashour E, Shaker YM, Khattab HM, Wu CH, Wu GY. J Parasitol. 2008 Dec;94(6):1249-52.

4. Specificity analysis of lectins and antibodies using remodeled glycoproteins. Iskratsch T, Braun A, Paschinger K, Wilson IB. Anal Biochem. 2008 Dec 14. [Epub ahead of print]

5. Platelet function and the von Willebrand factor antigen in the hepatosplenic form of schistosomiasis mansoni. Correia MC, Domingues AL, Lacerda HR, Santos EM, Machado CG, Hora V, Neves MA, Brito A, Coêlho MR, Silva JL. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print]

6. Nonparametric spatial analysis to detect high-risk regions for schistosomiasis in Guichi, China. Zhang Z, Clark AB, Bivand R, Chen Y, Carpenter TE, Peng W, Zhou Y, Zhao G, Jiang Q. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Dec 29. [Epub ahead of print]

7. [Modeling transmission dynamics and control of schistosomiasis in the mountainous region, Sichuan] Zhong B, Liang S, Xu FS, Wu ZS, Yang CH, Chen L, Zhang Y, Meng XH, Qiu DC, Spear RC. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2008 Aug;42(8):565-8. Chinese.

8. [Prevalence and control of schistosomiasis in mountainous endemic regions of China] Guo JG. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2008 Aug;42(8):547-8. Chinese. No abstract available.

9. Transmission dynamics of Schistosoma japonicum in the lakes and marshlands of China. Gray DJ, Williams GM, Li Y, McManus DP. PLoS ONE. 2008;3(12):e4058. Epub 2008 Dec 30.

10. Biomphalaria glabrata transcriptome: cDNA microarray profiling identifies resistant- and susceptible-specific gene expression in haemocytes from snail strains exposed to Schistosoma mansoni. Lockyer AE, Spinks J, Kane RA, Hoffmann KF, Fitzpatrick JM, Rollinson D, Noble LR, Jones CS. BMC Genomics. 2008 Dec 29;9(1):634. [Epub ahead of print]

11. Proceedings of a joint meeting between the Norwegian Society of Infectious Diseases and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Oslo, 20 June 2008. Newport MJ, Myrvang B. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print] 12. Effect of cadmium, lead and arsenic on the oviposition, hatching and embryonic survival of Biomphalaria glabrata. Ansaldo M, Nahabedian DE, Di Fonzo C, Wider EA. Sci Total Environ. 2008 Dec 22. [Epub ahead of print]

13. Identification and characterization of novel microRNAs from Schistosoma japonicum. Xue X, Sun J, Zhang Q, Wang Z, Huang Y, Pan W. PLoS ONE. 2008;3(12):e4034. Epub 2008 Dec 24.

14. Human helminth co-infection: analysis of spatial patterns and risk factors in a brazilian community. Pullan RL, Bethony JM, Geiger SM, Cundill B, Correa- Oliveira R, Quinnell RJ, Brooker S. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008;2(12):e352. Epub 2008 Dec 23.

15. Praziquantel affects the regulatory myosin light chain of Schistosoma mansoni. Gnanasekar M, Salunkhe AM, Mallia AK, He YX, Ramaswamy K. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Dec 22. [Epub ahead of print]

16. Towards an understanding of the mechanism of action of praziquantel. Aragon AD, Imani RA, Blackburn VR, Cupit PM, Melman SD, Goronga T, Webb T, Loker ES, Cunningham C. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Nov 28. [Epub ahead of print]

17. Nodal signalling is involved in left-right asymmetry in snails. Grande C, Patel NH. Nature. 2008 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print]

18. In vitro schistosomicidal activity of curcumin against Schistosoma mansoni adult worms. Magalhães LG, Machado CB, Morais ER, Bueno de Carvalho Moreira E, Soares CS, da Silva SH, Da Silva Filho AA, Rodrigues V. Parasitol Res. 2008 Dec 19. [Epub ahead of print]

19. Proteomic analysis of Schistosoma mansoni proteins released during in vitro miracidium-to-sporocyst transformation. Wu XJ, Sabat G, Brown JF, Zhang M, Taft A, Peterson N, Harms A, Yoshino TP. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Nov 27. [Epub ahead of print]

20. Schistosoma mansoni: Developmental arrest of miracidia treated with histone deacetylase inhibitors. Azzi A, Cosseau C, Grunau C. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Dec 6. [Epub ahead of print]

21. Chemokinetic effect of Interleukin-1beta on Cultured Biomphalaria glabrata Embryonic Cells. Steelman BN, Connors VA. J Parasitol. 2008 Dec 17:1. [Epub ahead of print]

22. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is critical to interleukin-5-driven eosinophilopoiesis and tissue eosinophilia triggered by Schistosoma mansoni infection. Magalhães ES, Paiva CN, Souza HS, Pyrrho AS, Mourão-Sá D, Figueiredo RT, Vieira-de-Abreu A, Dutra HS, Silveira MS, Gaspar-Elsas MI, Xavier-Elsas P, Bozza PT, Bozza MT. FASEB J. 2008 Dec 16. [Epub ahead of print]

23. Schistosomiasis haematobia: histopathological course determined by cystoscopy in a patient in whom praziquantel treatment failed. da Silva IM, Pereira Filho E, Thiengo R, Ribeiro PC, Conceição MJ, Panasco M, Lenzi HL. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2008 Nov-Dec;50(6):343-6.

24. Ultrastructural and cytochemical aspects of Schistosoma mansoni cercaria. Cavalcanti MG, Araújo HR, Paiva MH, Silva GM, Barbosa CC, Silva LF, Brayner FA, Alves LC. Micron. 2008 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print]

25. Diagnosis of schistosomiasis using recombinant fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase from a Formosan strain of Schistosoma japonicum. Peng SY, Tsaihong JC, Fan PC, Lee KM. J Helminthol. 2008 Dec 16:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]

26. Spatial heterogeneity of parasite co-infection: Determinants and geostatistical prediction at regional scales. Brooker S, Clements AC. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]

27. Sequential analysis of helminth egg output in human stool samples following albendazole and praziquantel administration. Scherrer AU, Sjöberg MK, Allangba A, Traoré M, Lohourignon LK, Tschannen AB, N'goran EK, Utzinger J. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print]

28. Comparative modeling of thioredoxin glutathione reductase from Schistosoma mansoni: A multifunctional target for antischistosomal therapy. Sharma M, Khanna S, Bulusu G, Mitra A. J Mol Graph Model. 2008 Nov 6. [Epub ahead of print]

29. Prevalence of bacteria and intestinal parasites among food-handlers in Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia. Andargie G, Kassu A, Moges F, Tiruneh M, Huruy K. J Health Popul Nutr. 2008 Dec;26(4):451-5.

30. Metabolic profiling of a Schistosoma mansoni infection in mouse tissues using magic angle spinning-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Li JV, Holmes E, Saric J, Keiser J, Dirnhofer S, Utzinger J, Wang Y. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print]

31. Diagnostic accuracy of different urine dipsticks to detect urinary schistosomiasis: a comparative study in five endemic communities in Osun and Ogun States, Nigeria. Ugbomoiko US, Obiezue RN, Ogunniyi TA, Ofoezie IE. J Helminthol. 2008 Dec 9:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]

32. Participation of cell-free haemolymph of Biomphalaria tenagophila in the defence mechanism against Schistosoma mansoni sporocysts. Pereira CA, Martins-Souza RL, Corrêa A Jr, Coelho PM, Negrão-Corrêa D. Parasite Immunol. 2008 Nov- Dec;30(11-12):610-9.

33. IL-4 and reactive oxygen species are elevated in Egyptian patients affected with schistosomal liver disease. Elsammak MY, Al-Sharkaweey RM, Ragab MS, Amin GA, Kandil MH. Parasite Immunol. 2008 Nov-Dec;30(11-12):603-9.

34. Reduced protective effect of Plasmodium berghei immunization by concurrent Schistosoma mansoni infection. Laranjeiras RF, Brant LC, Lima AC, Coelho PM, Braga EM. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2008 Nov;103(7):674-7. 35. Schistosoma mansoni ex vivo lung-stage larvae excretory-secretory antigens as vaccine candidates against schistosomiasis. Ridi RE, Tallima H. Vaccine. 2008 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]

36. Simultaneous infection of Schistosoma mansoni and S. rodhaini in Biomphalaria glabrata: impact on chronobiology and cercarial behaviour. Norton AJ, Rollinson D, Richards L, Webster JP. Parasit Vectors. 2008 Dec 2;1(1):43. [Epub ahead of print]

37. Female genital schistosomiasis--a differential diagnosis to sexually transmitted disease: genital itch and vaginal discharge as indicators of genital Schistosoma haematobium morbidity in a cross-sectional study in endemic rural Zimbabwe. Kjetland EF, Kurewa EN, Ndhlovu PD, Midzi N, Gwanzura L, Mason PR, Gomo E, Sandvik L, Mduluza T, Friis H, Gundersen SG. Trop Med Int Health. 2008 Dec;13(12):1509-17.

38. The global burden of urinary bladder cancer. Parkin DM. Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl. 2008 Sep;(218):12-20.

39. Gastroduodenal opportunistic infections and dyspepsia in HIV-infected patients in the era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. Werneck-Silva AL, Prado IB. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Nov 26. [Epub ahead of print]

40. Model for product development of vaccines against neglected tropical diseases: a vaccine against human hookworm. Bottazzi ME, Brown AS. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2008 Dec;7(10):1481-92. Review.

41. Infection: is it a cause of bladder cancer? Abol-Enein H. Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl. 2008 Sep;(218):79-84.

42. Dendritic cell IL-23 and IL-1 production in response to schistosome eggs induces Th17 cells in a mouse strain prone to severe immunopathology. Shainheit MG, Smith PM, Bazzone LE, Wang AC, Rutitzky LI, Stadecker MJ. J Immunol. 2008 Dec 15;181(12):8559-67.

43. Spatial distribution of Biomphalaria mollusks at São Francisco River Basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil, using geostatistical procedures. Guimarães RJ, Freitas CC, Dutra LV, Felgueiras CA, Moura AC, Amaral RS, Drummond SC, Scholte RG, Oliveira G, Carvalho OS. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print]

44. A century of schistosomiasis research. Bergquist R. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov- Dec;108(2-3):65-8. No abstract available.

45. Peroxiredoxin-1 from Schistosoma japonicum functions as a scavenger against hydrogen peroxide but not nitric oxide. Kumagai T, Osada Y, Ohta N, Kanazawa T. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print]

46. [Study on the quantified indices to describe the distributional status of diseases in the spatial point pattern analysis] Zhang ZJ, Peng WX, Zhou YB, Chen GX, Jiang QW. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2008 Jun;42(6):422-6. Chinese. 47. Schistosoma japonicum: a PCR assay for the early detection and evaluation of treatment in a rabbit model. Xia CM, Rong R, Lu ZX, Shi CJ, Xu J, Zhang HQ, Gong W, Luo W. Exp Parasitol. 2009 Feb;121(2):175-9. Epub 2008 Nov 7.

48. Therapeutic potential of helminth soluble proteins in TNBS-induced colitis in mice. Ruyssers NE, De Winter BY, De Man JG, Loukas A, Pearson MS, Weinstock JV, Van den Bossche RM, Martinet W, Pelckmans PA, Moreels TG. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2008 Nov 20. [Epub ahead of print]

49. The epidemiology and small-scale spatial heterogeneity of urinary schistosomiasis in Lusaka province, Zambia. Simoonga C, Kazembe LN, Kristensen TK, Olsen A, Appleton CC, Mubita P, Mubila L. Geospat Health. 2008 Nov;3(1):57-67.

50. Selective induction of the Notch ligand Jagged-1 in macrophages by soluble egg antigen from Schistosoma mansoni involves ERK signalling. Goh F, Irvine KM, Lovelace E, Donnelly S, Jones MK, Brion K, Hume DA, Kotze AC, Dalton JP, Ingham A, Sweet MJ. Immunology. 2008 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print]

51. Uncoupling of induced protein processing from maturation in dendritic cells exposed to a highly antigenic preparation from a helminth parasite. Marshall FA, Pearce EJ. J Immunol. 2008 Dec 1;181(11):7562-70.

52. Quantitative Detection of Schistosoma japonicum Cercariae in Water by Real-Time PCR. Hung YW, Remais J. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008;2(11):e337. Epub 2008 Nov 18.

53. A readapted Malone schistosome transmission index model. Zhao A, Gong P, Bao SM. Acta Trop. 2009 Feb;109(2):98-102. Epub 2008 Nov 1.

54. [Diagnostic image (391). A man with fever and urticaria after a trip to Uganda] Bomers MK, Veenstra J. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2008 Oct 11;152(41):2232. Dutch.

55. TLR3 modulates immunopathology during a Schistosoma mansoni egg-driven Th2 response in the lung. Joshi AD, Schaller MA, Lukacs NW, Kunkel SL, Hogaboam CM. Eur J Immunol. 2008 Dec;38(12):3436-49.

56. Preliminary analysis of miRNA pathway in Schistosoma mansoni. Gomes MS, Cabral FJ, Jannotti-Passos LK, Carvalho O, Rodrigues V, Baba EH, Sá RG. Parasitol Int. 2008 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print]

57. Controlled Chaos of Polymorphic Mucins in a Metazoan Parasite (Schistosoma mansoni) Interacting with Its Invertebrate Host (Biomphalaria glabrata). Roger E, Grunau C, Pierce RJ, Hirai H, Gourbal B, Galinier R, Emans R, Cesari IM, Cosseau C, Mitta G. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008;2(11):e330. Epub 2008 Nov 11.

58. Screening African HIV positive patients for imported parasitic infections. Lillie PJ, Bazaz R, Greig JM. J Infect. 2008 Dec;57(6):481-4. Epub 2008 Nov 9.

59. In Egyptians, a mutation in the lymphotoxin-alpha gene may increase susceptibility to hepatitis C virus but not that to schistosomal infection. Elsammak MY, Al- Sharkaweey RM, Ragab MS, Amin GM, Kandil MH. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2008 Dec;102(8):709-16.

60. A parasitological survey, in rural Zanzibar, of pre-school children and their mothers for urinary schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiases and malaria, with observations on the prevalence of anaemia. Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Basáñez MG, Mgeni AF, Khamis IS, Rollinson D, Stothard JR. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2008 Dec;102(8):679-92.

61. Detection of Early Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Intestinal Schistosomiasis: Sonographic and Histologic Findings in Schistosoma mansoni Infection. Chiavaroli R, Grima P, Grima P. Infection. 2008 Nov 8. [Epub ahead of print]

62. Schistosoma spp.: Isolation of microtubule associated proteins in the tegument and the definition of dynein light chains components. Githui EK, Damian RT, Aman RA, Ali MA, Kamau JM. Exp Parasitol. 2009 Jan;121(1):96-104. Epub 2008 Oct 21.

63. Antischistosomal activity of aminoalkanethiols, aminoalkanethiosulfuric acids and the corresponding disulfides. de Oliveira Penido ML, Zech Coelho PM, de Mello RT, Piló-Veloso D, de Oliveira MC, Kusel JR, Nelson DL. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov- Dec;108(2-3):249-55. Epub 2008 Oct 22. Review.

64. Introgressive hybridization of human and rodent schistosome parasites in western Kenya. Steinauer ML, Hanelt B, Mwangi IN, Maina GM, Agola LE, Kinuthia JM, Mutuku MW, Mungai BN, Wilson WD, Mkoji GM, Loker ES. Mol Ecol. 2008 Dec;17(23):5062-74. Epub 2008 Nov 3.

65. A review of anti-parasitic patents (1988-2008). Monzote L. Recent Patents Anti- Infect Drug Disc. 2008 Nov;3(3):177-91.

66. Discovering new schistosome drug targets: the role of transcriptomics. Gobert GN, Jones MK. Curr Drug Targets. 2008 Nov;9(11):922-30.

67. Acute schistosomiasis outbreak: clinical features and economic impact. Leshem E, Maor Y, Meltzer E, Assous M, Schwartz E. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Dec 15;47(12):1499-506.

68. Effect of praziquantel treatment during pregnancy on cytokine responses to schistosome antigens: results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Tweyongyere R, Mawa PA, Ngom-Wegi S, Ndibazza J, Duong T, Vennervald BJ, Dunne DW, Katunguka-Rwakishaya E, Elliott AM. J Infect Dis. 2008 Dec 15;198(12):1870-9.

69. Serological Studies in Nectomys squamipes Demonstrate the Low Sensitivity of Coprological Exams for the Diagnosis of Schistosomiasis. Peralta RH, Melo DG, Gonçalves MM, D'Andrea PS, Maldonado Jr A, Rey L, Silva JR, Peralta JM. J Parasitol. 2008 Nov 4:1. [Epub ahead of print]

70. Activation and regulation of Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) by helminth parasites. Venugopal PG, Nutman TB, Semnani RT. Immunol Res. 2008 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print] 71. Characteristics of schistosomiasis in travelers reported to the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network 1997-2008. Nicolls DJ, Weld LH, Schwartz E, Reed C, von Sonnenburg F, Freedman DO, Kozarsky PE; GeoSentinel Surveillance Network. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Nov;79(5):729-34.

72. The C-type lectin SIGNR1 binds Schistosoma mansoni antigens in vitro, but SIGNR1-deficient mice have normal responses during schistosome infection. Saunders SP, Walsh CM, Barlow JL, Mangan NE, Taylor PR, McKenzie AN, Smith P, Fallon PG. Infect Immun. 2009 Jan;77(1):399-404. Epub 2008 Nov 3.

73. IL-10 and TGF-beta redundantly protect against severe liver injury and mortality during acute schistosomiasis. Herbert DR, Orekov T, Perkins C, Finkelman FD. J Immunol. 2008 Nov 15;181(10):7214-20.

74. Cutting edge: Helminth infection induces IgE in the absence of mu- or delta-chain expression. Perona-Wright G, Mohrs K, Taylor J, Zaph C, Artis D, Pearce EJ, Mohrs M. J Immunol. 2008 Nov 15;181(10):6697-701.

75. Praziquantel: mechanisms of action, resistance and new derivatives for schistosomiasis. Doenhoff MJ, Cioli D, Utzinger J. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2008 Dec;21(6):659-67. Review.

76. The class I histone deacetylases of the platyhelminth parasite Schistosoma mansoni. Oger F, Dubois F, Caby S, Noël C, Cornette J, Bertin B, Capron M, Pierce RJ. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Dec 26;377(4):1079-84. Epub 2008 Oct 31.

77. Establishment of Biomphalaria tenagophila snails in Europe. Majoros G, Fehér Z, Deli T, Földvári G. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Nov;14(11):1812-4. No abstract available.

78. Mucocutaneous Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon. Hussein MR. J Cutan Pathol. 2008 Nov;35(11):979-88.

79. The effect of the number of stool samples on the observed prevalence and the infection intensity with Schistosoma mansoni among a population in an area of low transmission. Enk MJ, Lima AC, Drummond SC, Schall VT, Coelho PM. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):222-8. Epub 2008 Oct 5.

80. In vitro mitotic responses of the amebocyte-producing organ of Biomphalaria glabrata to extracts of Schistosoma mansoni. Salamat Z, Sullivan JT. J Parasitol. 2008 Oct;94(5):1170-3.

81. THE ROLE OF LIGHT AND GRAVITY IN THE EXPERIMENTAL TRANSMISSION OF ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI (: ECHINOSTOMATIDAE) CERCARIAE TO THE SECOND INTERMEDIATE HOST, BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA (GASTROPODA: PULMONATA). Platt TR, Burnside L, Bush E. J Parasitol. 2008 Oct 27:1. [Epub ahead of print]

82. A kinetically stable plant subtilase with unique peptide mass fingerprints and dimerization properties. Yadav SC, Jagannadham MV, Kundu S, Jagannadham MV. Biophys Chem. 2009 Jan;139(1):13-23. Epub 2008 Oct 8. 83. Use of circulating cathodic antigen strips for the diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis. Midzi N, Butterworth AE, Mduluza T, Munyati S, Deelder AM, van Dam GJ. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Jan;103(1):45-51. Epub 2008 Oct 31.

84. Semen quality in Schistosoma haematobium infected men in Madagascar. Leutscher PD, Høst E, Reimert CM. Acta Trop. 2009 Jan;109(1):41-4. Epub 2008 Sep 30.

85. Cytokine profile associated with chronic and acute human schistosomiasis mansoni. de Morais CN, de Souza JR, Melo WG, Aroucha ML, Miranda P, Domingues AL, Abath FG, Montenegro SM. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2008 Sep;103(6):561-8.

86. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of safety and efficacy of combined praziquantel and artemether treatment for acute schistosomiasis japonica in China. Hou XY, McManus DP, Gray DJ, Balen J, Luo XS, He YK, Ellis M, Williams GM, Li YS. Bull World Health Organ. 2008 Oct;86(10):788-95.

87. Two-year impact of single praziquantel treatment on infection in the national control programme on schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso. Touré S, Zhang Y, Bosqué-Oliva E, Ky C, Ouedraogo A, Koukounari A, Gabrielli AF, Bertrand S, Webster JP, Fenwick A. Bull World Health Organ. 2008 Oct;86(10):780-7, A.

88. Is mass treatment the appropriate schistosomiasis elimination strategy? Tallo VL, Carabin H, Alday PP, Balolong E Jr, Olveda RM, McGarvey ST. Bull World Health Organ. 2008 Oct;86(10):765-71.

89. Global trends in schistosomiasis control. Taylor M. Bull World Health Organ. 2008 Oct;86(10):738. No abstract available.

90. Respiratory infections unique to Asia. Tsang KW, File TM Jr. Respirology. 2008 Nov;13(7):937-49.

91. Use of Genomic DNA as an Indirect Reference for Identifying Gender-Associated Transcripts in Morphologically Identical, but Chromosomally Distinct, Schistosoma mansoni Cercariae. Fitzpatrick JM, Protasio AV, McArdle AJ, Williams GA, Johnston DA, Hoffmann KF. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008;2(10):e323. Epub 2008 Oct 22.

92. Proteome approach for identification of schistosomiasis japonica vaccine candidate antigen. Abdel-Hafeez EH, Kikuchi M, Watanabe K, Ito T, Yu C, Chen H, Nara T, Arakawa T, Aoki Y, Hirayama K. Parasitol Int. 2008 Oct 7. [Epub ahead of print]

93. Pulmonary vascular disease in the developing world. Butrous G, Ghofrani HA, Grimminger F. Circulation. 2008 Oct 21;118(17):1758-66. Review. No abstract available.

94. Synthesis and molluscicidal activity of some new thiophene, thiadiazole and pyrazole derivatives. Fadda AA, Abdel-Latif E, El-Mekawy RE. Eur J Med Chem. 2008 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print] 95. Schistosomiasis control: experiences and lessons from China. Wang L, Utzinger J, Zhou XN. Lancet. 2008 Nov 22;372(9652):1793-5. Epub 2008 Oct 17. No abstract available.

96. Therapy with bone marrow cells reduces liver alterations in mice chronically infected by Schistosoma mansoni. Oliveira SA, Souza BS, Guimaraes-Ferreira CA, Barreto ES, Souza SC, Freitas LA, Ribeiro-Dos-Santos R, Soares MB. World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Oct 14;14(38):5842-50.

97. Concurrent infections of Fasciola, Schistosoma and Amphistomum spp. in cattle from Kafue and Zambezi river basins of Zambia. Yabe J, Phiri IK, Phiri AM, Chembensofu M, Dorny P, Vercruysse J. J Helminthol. 2008 Dec;82(4):373-6. Epub 2008 Oct 15.

98. Efficacy of temperature, and two commonly used molluscicides and fertilizers on Fasciola gigantica eggs. Hassan AA, Shoukary NM, Ismail NM. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2008 Aug;38(2):621-34.

99. Molluscicidal and schistosomicidal activities of a steroidal saponin containing fraction from Dracaena fragrans (L.). Tadros MM, Ghaly NS, Moharib MN. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2008 Aug;38(2):585-98.

100. Alpha-Glutathione S-transferase and serum aminotransferases in schistosomiasis mansoni patients with or without hepatitis C virus. Ahmed AM, Abdel-Tawab AH, Morsy AT. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2008 Aug;38(2):561-72.

101. Evaluation of Schistosoma haematobium 27-29 kDa antigen for immunodiagnosis of schistosomiasis haematobium. El Amir A. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2008 Aug;38(2):435-51.

102. Human urinary parasites in Nalout popularity, Libya. Al Kilani MK, Dahesh SM, El Taweel HA. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2008 Aug;38(2):393-8.

103. Vulvar schistosomiasis mansoni. Lambertucci JR, Voieta I, De Brot M. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008 Jul-Aug;41(4):435-6. No abstract available.

104. [Liver function abnormalities in undernourished and Schistosoma mansoni-infected mice]Couto JL, Vieira RC, Barbosa JM, Machado SS, Ferreira Hda S. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008 Jul-Aug;41(4):390-3. Portuguese.

105. Discriminating acute from chronic human schistosomiasis mansoni. Beck L, Van- Lüme DS, Souza JR, Domingues AL, Favre T, Abath FG, Montenegro SM. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):229-33. Epub 2008 Sep 18.

106. Large-scale preventive chemotherapy for the control of helminth infection in Western pacific countries: six years later. Montresor A, Cong DT, Sinuon M, Tsuyuoka R, Chanthavisouk C, Strandgaard H, Velayudhan R, Capuano CM, Le Anh T, Tee Dató AS. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008;2(8):e278. Epub 2008 Aug 27.

107. In vitro effects of artesunate on the survival of worm pairs and egg production of Schistosoma mansoni. Mitsui Y, Miura M, Aoki Y. J Helminthol. 2008 Oct 10:1-5. [Epub ahead of print] 108. Effects of low-protein diet on Schistosoma mansoni morphology visualized by morphometry and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Barros LA, Neves RH, de Moura EG, Machado-Silva JR. J Helminthol. 2008 Oct 10:1-9. [Epub ahead of print]

109. SchistoDB: a Schistosoma mansoni genome resource. Zerlotini A, Heiges M, Wang H, Moraes RL, Dominitini AJ, Ruiz JC, Kissinger JC, Oliveira G. Nucleic Acids Res. 2009 Jan;37(Database issue):D579-82. Epub 2008 Oct 8.

110. Genetic dissimilarity between mates, but not male heterozygosity, influences divorce in schistosomes. Beltran S, Cézilly F, Boissier J. PLoS ONE. 2008 Oct 8;3(10):e3328.

111. Efficacy of a combination of praziquantel and artesunate in the treatment of urinary schistosomiasis in Nigeria. Inyang-Etoh PC, Ejezie GC, Useh MF, Inyang-Etoh EC. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Jan;103(1):38-44. Epub 2008 Oct 5.

112. Schistosoma mansoni infection reduces severity of collagen-induced arthritis via down-regulation of pro-inflammatory mediators. Osada Y, Shimizu S, Kumagai T, Yamada S, Kanazawa T. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print]

113. The biotechnology-value chain: development of Sm14 as a schistosomiasis vaccine. Tendler M, Simpson AJ. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):263-6. Epub 2008 Sep 11. Review.

114. Brazilian studies on the genetics of Schistosoma mansoni. Gentile R, Oliveira G. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):175-8. Epub 2008 Sep 11. Review.

115. Mission impossible: the American schistosomiasis delegation's visit to China in 1975. Fan KW. Yale J Biol Med. 2008 Sep;81(3):121-7. No abstract available.

116. Schistosoma mansoni Tegument Protein Sm29 Is Able to Induce a Th1-Type of Immune Response and Protection against Parasite Infection. Cardoso FC, Macedo GC, Gava E, Kitten GT, Mati VL, de Melo AL, Caliari MV, Almeida GT, Venancio TM, Verjovski-Almeida S, Oliveira SC. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Oct 1;2(10):e308.

117. Mapping the probability of schistosomiasis and associated uncertainty, West Africa. Clements AC, Garba A, Sacko M, Touré S, Dembelé R, Landouré A, Bosque-Oliva E, Gabrielli AF, Fenwick A. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Oct;14(10):1629-32.

118. Harnessing the wealth of Chinese scientific literature: schistosomiasis research and control in China. Liu Q, Tian LG, Xiao SH, Qi Z, Steinmann P, Mak TK, Utzinger J, Zhou XN. Emerg Themes Epidemiol. 2008 Sep 30;5:19.

119. Schistosoma mansoni egg antigen-mediated modulation of Toll-like receptor (TLR)- induced activation occurs independently of TLR2, TLR4, and MyD88. Kane CM, Jung E, Pearce EJ. Infect Immun. 2008 Dec;76(12):5754-9. Epub 2008 Sep 29.

120. Schistosoma mansoni antigens modulate experimental allergic asthma in a murine model: a major role for CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ T cells independent of interleukin-10. Pacífico LG, Marinho FA, Fonseca CT, Barsante MM, Pinho V, Sales-Junior PA, Cardoso LS, Araújo MI, Carvalho EM, Cassali GD, Teixeira MM, Oliveira SC. Infect Immun. 2009 Jan;77(1):98-107. Epub 2008 Sep 29.

121. Chronic intestinal nematode infection exacerbates experimental Schistosoma mansoni infection. Bickle QD, Solum J, Helmby H. Infect Immun. 2008 Dec;76(12):5802-9. Epub 2008 Sep 29.

122. Pathophysiology of portal hypertension. Cichoz-Lach H, Celiński K, Słomka M, Kasztelan-Szczerbińska B. J Physiol Pharmacol. 2008 Aug;59 Suppl 2:231-8. Review.

123. Schistosoma mansoni: Microarray analysis of gene expression induced by host sex. Waisberg M, Lobo FP, Cerqueira GC, Passos LK, Carvalho OS, El-Sayed NM, Franco GR. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Dec;120(4):357-63. Epub 2008 Sep 12.

124. The neglected tropical diseases of latin america and the Caribbean: a review of disease burden and distribution and a roadmap for control and elimination. Hotez PJ, Bottazzi ME, Franco-Paredes C, Ault SK, Periago MR. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Sep 24;2(9):e300.

125. Elimination of Schistosoma mansoni Adult Worms by Rhesus Macaques: Basis for a Therapeutic Vaccine? Wilson RA, Langermans JA, van Dam GJ, Vervenne RA, Hall SL, Borges WC, Dillon GP, Thomas AW, Coulson PS. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Sep 17;2(9):e290.

126. Effects of climate change on and zoonotic helminthiases. Mas-Coma S, Valero MA, Bargues MD. Rev Sci Tech. 2008 Aug;27(2):443-57. Review.

127. Application of a circulating-cathodic-antigen (CCA) strip test and real-time PCR, in comparison with microscopy, for the detection of Schistosoma haematobium in urine samples from Ghana. Obeng BB, Aryeetey YA, de Dood CJ, Amoah AS, Larbi IA, Deelder AM, Yazdanbakhsh M, Hartgers FC, Boakye DA, Verweij JJ, van Dam GJ, van Lieshout L. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2008 Oct;102(7):625-33.

128. Epidemic transmission of intestinal schistosomiasis in the seasonal part of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Appleton CC, Ellery WN, Byskov J, Mogkweetsinyana SS. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2008 Oct;102(7):611-23.

129. Role of natural killer T lymphocytes during helminthic infection. Faveeuw C, Mallevaey T, Trottein F. Parasite. 2008 Sep;15(3):384-8. Review.

130. Intrahepatic portal venopathy and related disorders of the liver. Chawla Y, Dhiman RK. Semin Liver Dis. 2008 Aug;28(3):270-81. Epub 2008 Sep 23. Review.

131. Biological implications of the phenotypic plasticity in the Schistosoma mansoni- Nectomys squamipes model. Martinez EM, Costa-Silva M, Neves RH, Oliveira RM, Machado-Silva JR. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2008 Jul-Aug;50(4):229-32.

132. Infections and cancer: Established associations and new hypotheses. de Martel C, Franceschi S. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2008 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print] 133. Molecular cloning and expression of a functional anti-inflammatory protein, Sj16, of Schistosoma japonicum. Hu S, Wu Z, Yang L, Fung MC. Int J Parasitol. 2009 Jan;39(2):191-200. Epub 2008 Sep 3.

134. Comparison of CD44 and cytokeratin 20 mRNA in voided urine samples as diagnostic tools for bladder cancer. Eissa S, Zohny SF, Swellam M, Mahmoud MH, El-Zayat TM, Salem AM. Clin Biochem. 2008 Nov;41(16-17):1335-41. Epub 2008 Sep 9.

135. Production of monoclonal antibodies against the 8 kDa subunit of Echinococcus granulosus Antigen B (EgAgB8/2) using DNA immunization. Al-Qaoud KM, Al- Omari MM, Al-Aghbar M, Abdel-Hafez SK. Hybridoma (Larchmt). 2008 Dec;27(6):431-8.

136. Cheap, rapid and efficient DNA extraction method to perform multilocus microsatellite genotyping on all Schistosoma mansoni stages. Beltran S, Galinier R, Allienne JF, Boissier J. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2008 Aug;103(5):501-3.

137. Oxamniquine, praziquantel and lovastatin association in the experimental Schistosomiasis mansoni. Araújo N, Mattos AC, Sarvel AK, Coelho PM, Katz N. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2008 Aug;103(5):450-4.

138. Impact of changing water levels and weather on Oncomelania hupensis hupensis populations, the snail host of Schistosoma japonicum, downstream of the Three Gorges Dam. Seto EY, Wu W, Liu HY, Chen HG, Hubbard A, Holt A, Davis GM. Ecohealth. 2008 Jun;5(2):149-58. Epub 2008 May 6.

139. Three Gorges Dam and its impact on the potential transmission of schistosomiasis in regions along the Yangtze River. Zhu HM, Xiang S, Yang K, Wu XH, Zhou XN. Ecohealth. 2008 Jun;5(2):137-48. Epub 2008 Apr 25.

140. Efficacy of the tubercidin antileishmania action associated with an inhibitor of the nucleoside transport. Aoki JI, Yamashiro-Kanashiro EH, Ramos DC, Cotrim PC. Parasitol Res. 2008 Sep 12. [Epub ahead of print]

141. Antibodies elicited by the secretions from schistosome cercariae and eggs are predominantly against glycan epitopes. Kariuki TM, Farah IO, Wilson RA, Coulson PS. Parasite Immunol. 2008 Oct;30(10):554-62.

142. Eosinophil cationic protein, soluble egg antigen, circulating anodic antigen, and egg excretion in male urogenital schistosomiasis. Leutscher PD, van Dam GT, Reimert CM, Ramarakoto CE, Deelder AM, Ørnbjerg N. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Sep;79(3):422-6.

143. Schistosomiasis and infection with human immunodeficiency virus 1 in rural Zimbabwe: systemic inflammation during co-infection and after treatment for schistosomiasis. Erikstrup C, Kallestrup P, Zinyama-Gutsire RB, Gomo E, van Dam GJ, Deelder AM, Butterworth AE, Pedersen BK, Ostrowski SR, Gerstoft J, Ullum H. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Sep;79(3):331-7. 144. Connectivity sustains disease transmission in environments with low potential for endemicity: modelling schistosomiasis with hydrologic and social connectivities. Gurarie D, Seto EY. J R Soc Interface. 2008 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print]

145. Molecular characterization and gene expression analysis of a pattern recognition protein from disk abalone, Haliotis discus discus. Nikapitiya C, De Zoysa M, Lee J. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2008 Nov;25(5):638-47. Epub 2008 Aug 22.

146. Generalized negative binomial distribution: a promising statistical distribution for Oncomelania hupensis in the lake- and marsh-land regions of China. Zhang ZJ, Ong SH, Lynn HS, Peng WX, Zhou YB, Zhao GM, Jiang QW. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2008 Sep;102(6):541-52.

147. Microarray based analysis of temperature and oxidative stress induced messenger RNA in Schistosoma mansoni. Aragon AD, Imani RA, Blackburn VR, Cunningham C. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Dec;162(2):134-41. Epub 2008 Aug 19.

148. The effect of the community-directed treatment approach versus the school-based treatment approach on the prevalence and intensity of schistosomiasis and soil- transmitted helminthiasis among schoolchildren in Tanzania. Massa K, Magnussen P, Sheshe A, Ntakamulenga R, Ndawi B, Olsen A. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Jan;103(1):31-7. Epub 2008 Sep 3.

149. The combined effect of the Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme and the Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis Control Programme on soil- transmitted helminthiasis in schoolchildren in Tanzania. Massa K, Magnussen P, Sheshe A, Ntakamulenga R, Ndawi B, Olsen A. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Jan;103(1):25-30. Epub 2008 Sep 3.

150. A study of the liver of goats immunized with a synthetic peptide of the Sm14 antigen and challenged with Fasciola hepatica. Zafra R, Buffoni L, Martínez- Moreno A, Pérez-Ecija A, Martinez-Moreno FJ, Pérez J. J Comp Pathol. 2008 Nov;139(4):169-76. Epub 2008 Sep 3.

151. Crystallization and X-ray analysis of the Schistosoma mansoni guanidino kinase. Awama AM, Paracuellos P, Laurent S, Dissous C, Marcillat O, Gouet P. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2008 Sep 1;64(Pt 9):854-7. Epub 2008 Aug 20.

152. A bone morphogenetic protein homologue in the parasitic , Schistosoma mansoni. Freitas TC, Jung E, Pearce EJ. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Aug 15. [Epub ahead of print]

153. Imaging techniques in the evaluation of morbidity in schistosomiasis mansoni. Lambertucci JR, dos Santos Silva LC, Andrade LM, de Queiroz LC, Carvalho VT, Voieta I, Antunes CM. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):209-17. Epub 2008 Aug 8. Review.

154. Schistosomicidal activity of the antimalarial drug, mefloquine, in Schistosoma mansoni-infected mice. Van Nassauw L, Toovey S, Van Op den Bosch J, Timmermans JP, Vercruysse J. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2008 Sep;6(5):253-8. Epub 2008 Aug 8. 155. Muscle invasive bladder cancer in Upper Egypt: the shift in risk factors and tumor characteristics. Zarzour AH, Selim M, Abd-Elsayed AA, Hameed DA, Abdelaziz MA. BMC Cancer. 2008 Aug 29;8:250.

156. Metal ion specificities for folding and cleavage activity in the Schistosoma hammerhead ribozyme. Boots JL, Canny MD, Azimi E, Pardi A. RNA. 2008 Oct;14(10):2212-22. Epub 2008 Aug 28.

157. Endothelial Markers in Schistosomiasis Patients With or Without Portal Hypertension. de Toledo CF, Carvente CT, Shigueoka DC, Borges DR. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print]

158. Thrombopoietin level in patients with chronic liver diseases. Eissa LA, Gad LS, Rabie AM, El-Gayar AM. Ann Hepatol. 2008 Jul-Sep;7(3):235-44.

159. Artemisinins: their growing importance in medicine. Krishna S, Bustamante L, Haynes RK, Staines HM. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2008 Oct;29(10):520-7. Epub 2008 Aug 25. Review.

160. Schistosoma haematobium in Lake Malaŵi: susceptibility and molecular diversity of the snail hosts Bulinus globosus and B. nyassanus. Stauffer JR Jr, Madsen H, Webster B, Black K, Rollinson D, Konings A. J Helminthol. 2008 Dec;82(4):377- 82. Epub 2008 Aug 28.

161. The global burden of urinary bladder cancer. Maxwell Parkin D. Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2008 Aug 26:1-9. [Epub ahead of print]

162. [Screening of T7 phage-display cDNA library from liver of Microtus fortis with extracts of schistosomulum and characterization of the positive clones] Jia R, Sun Y, Liu J, Fu Z, Yuan C, Shi Y, Lu K, Sun H, Li H, Jin Y, Lin J. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao. 2008 May;24(5):733-9. Chinese.

163. Schistosoma mansoni arginase shares functional similarities with human orthologs but depends upon disulphide bridges for enzymatic activity. Fitzpatrick JM, Fuentes JM, Chalmers IW, Wynn TA, Modolell M, Hoffmann KF, Hesse M. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Aug 6. [Epub ahead of print]

164. Clinico-pathological effects of Schistosoma mansoni infection associated with simultaneous exposure to malathion in Swiss outbred albino mice. Elsheikha HM, Hussein HS, Rahbar MH. Acta Trop. 2008 Oct;108(1):11-9. Epub 2008 Aug 3.

165. Identifying high-risk regions for schistosomiasis in Guichi, China: a spatial analysis. Zhang Z, Carpenter TE, Chen Y, Clark AB, Lynn HS, Peng W, Zhou Y, Zhao G, Jiang Q. Acta Trop. 2008 Sep;107(3):217-23. Epub 2008 May 15.

166. Wild and domesticated as reservoirs of Schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil. Modena CM, dos Santos Lima W, Coelho PM. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2- 3):242-4. Epub 2008 Jul 31. Review.

167. Plasmodium falciparum and helminth coinfection in a semi urban population of pregnant women in Uganda. Hillier SD, Booth M, Muhangi L, Nkurunziza P, Khihembo M, Kakande M, Sewankambo M, Kizindo R, Kizza M, Muwanga M, Elliott AM. J Infect Dis. 2008 Sep 15;198(6):920-7.

168. Gamna-Gandy bodies in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni. Lambertucci JR, Voieta I, Andrade LM. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008 May-Jun;41(3):320-1. No abstract available.

169. [Temporary and permanent breeding sites for Biomphalaria in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, PE] Souza MA, Barbosa VS, Wanderlei TN, Barbosa CS. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008 May-Jun;41(3):252-6. Portuguese.

170. High heritability but uncertain mode of inheritance for total serum IgE level and Schistosoma mansoni infection intensity in a schistosomiasis-endemic Brazilian population. Grant AV, Araujo MI, Ponte EV, Oliveira RR, Cruz AA, Barnes KC, Beaty TH. J Infect Dis. 2008 Oct 15;198(8):1227-36.

171. Demographic Responses to Multigeneration Cadmium Exposure in Two Strains of the Freshwater Gastropod, Biomphalaria glabrata. Salice CJ, Miller TJ, Roesijadi G. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2008 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print]

172. Coinfection with the intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus markedly reduces hepatic egg-induced immunopathology and proinflammatory cytokines in mouse models of severe schistosomiasis. Bazzone LE, Smith PM, Rutitzky LI, Shainheit MG, Urban JF, Setiawan T, Blum AM, Weinstock JV, Stadecker MJ. Infect Immun. 2008 Nov;76(11):5164-72. Epub 2008 Aug 18.

173. Helminth 2-Cys peroxiredoxin drives Th2 responses through a mechanism involving alternatively activated macrophages. Donnelly S, Stack CM, O'Neill SM, Sayed AA, Williams DL, Dalton JP. FASEB J. 2008 Nov;22(11):4022-32. Epub 2008 Aug 15.

174. The functional expression and characterisation of a cysteine peptidase from the invasive stage of the neuropathogenic schistosome Trichobilharzia regenti. Dolecková K, Kasný M, Mikes L, Cartwright J, Jedelský P, Schneider EL, Dvorák J, Mountford AP, Craik CS, Horák P. Int J Parasitol. 2009 Jan;39(2):201-11. Epub 2008 Jul 26.

175. Prevalence of helminths in water buffaloes in Hunan Province, China. Liu Y, Li F, Liu W, Dai RS, Tan YM, He DS, Lin RQ, Zhu XQ. Trop Anim Health Prod. 2008 Aug 15. [Epub ahead of print]

176. The antiviral activities of artemisinin and artesunate. Efferth T, Romero MR, Wolf DG, Stamminger T, Marin JJ, Marschall M. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Sep 15;47(6):804- 11.

177. Socioeconomic studies of schistosomiasis in Brazil: a review. Kloos H, Correa- Oliveira R, Oliveira Quites HF, Caetano Souza MC, Gazzinelli A. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):194-201. Epub 2008 Jul 23. Review.

178. Schistosomiasis transmission at high altitude crater lakes in western Uganda. John R, Ezekiel M, Philbert C, Andrew A. BMC Infect Dis. 2008 Aug 11;8:110. 179. Hepatic granuloma: decreasing trend in a high-incidence area. Sanai FM, Ashraf S, Abdo AA, Satti MB, Batwa F, Al-Husseini H, Saleh AM, Bzeizi KI. Liver Int. 2008 Dec;28(10):1402-7.

180. Schistosomiasis risk estimation in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, using environmental data and GIS techniques. Guimarães RJ, Freitas CC, Dutra LV, Moura AC, Amaral RS, Drummond SC, Scholte RG, Carvalho OS. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2- 3):234-41. Epub 2008 Jul 22.

181. Liver schistosomiasis: an unexpected finding in hepatitis B virus-related chronic hepatitis. Ranalli TV, Dell'isola S, Gomes VV, Ialungo AM, Starnini G, Roselli P, Ghittoni G, Caturelli E. Int J Infect Dis. 2008 Nov;12(6):e67-70. Epub 2008 Aug 8.

182. Determinants of anemia among preschool children in the Philippines. Tengco LW, Rayco-Solon P, Solon JA, Sarol JN Jr, Solon FS. J Am Coll Nutr. 2008 Apr;27(2):229-43.

183. [Schistosomiasis in school children in the Bandafassi region of East Senegal] Sy I, Diawara L, Ngabo D, Barbier D, Dreyfuss G, Georges P. Med Trop (Mars). 2008 Jun;68(3):267-71. French.

184. Schistosoma mansoni: identification of SmNR4A, a member of nuclear receptor subfamily 4. Wu W, Loverde PT. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Oct;120(2):208-13. Epub 2008 Jul 22.

185. Risk factors associated with low birth weight of neonates among pregnant women attending a referral hospital in northern Tanzania. Siza JE. Tanzan J Health Res. 2008 Jan;10(1):1-8.

186. Coexistence of urogenital schistosomiasis and sexually transmitted infection in women and men living in an area where Schistosoma haematobium is endemic. Leutscher PD, Ramarokoto CE, Hoffmann S, Jensen JS, Ramaniraka V, Randrianasolo B, Raharisolo C, Migliani R, Christensen N. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Sep 15;47(6):775-82.

187. Will new antischistosomal drugs finally emerge? Cioli D, Valle C, Angelucci F, Miele AE. Trends Parasitol. 2008 Sep;24(9):379-82. Epub 2008 Jul 31.

188. A longitudinal study of comparison of the Kato-Katz technique and indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) for the detection of schistosomiasis japonica in China, 2001-2006. Zhou YB, Yang MX, Tao P, Jiang QL, Zhao GM, Wei JG, Jiang QW. Acta Trop. 2008 Sep;107(3):251-4. Epub 2008 Jul 15.

189. [Schistosomiasis in an ecotourism area in Minas Gerais State, Brazil] Massara CL, Amaral GL, Caldeira RL, Drummond SC, Enk MJ, dos Santos Carvalho O. Cad Saude Publica. 2008 Jul;24(7):1709-12. Portuguese.

190. A Mathematical model of Schistosoma mansoni in Biomphalaria glabrata with control strategies. Zhao R, Milner FA. Bull Math Biol. 2008 Oct;70(7):1886-905. Epub 2008 Jul 31. 191. A 1,536-well-based kinetic HTS assay for inhibitors of Schistosoma mansoni thioredoxin glutathione reductase. Lea WA, Jadhav A, Rai G, Sayed AA, Cass CL, Inglese J, Williams DL, Austin CP, Simeonov A. Assay Drug Dev Technol. 2008 Aug;6(4):551-5.

192. Multivalent anthelminthic vaccine to prevent hookworm and schistosomiasis. Hotez PJ, Bethony JM, Oliveira SC, Brindley PJ, Loukas A. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2008 Aug;7(6):745-52. Review.

193. The NIH-NIAID Schistosomiasis Resource Center. Lewis FA, Liang YS, Raghavan N, Knight M. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Jul 30;2(7):e267.

194. The burden of polyparasitism among primary schoolchildren in rural and farming areas in Zimbabwe. Midzi N, Sangweme D, Zinyowera S, Mapingure MP, Brouwer KC, Munatsi A, Mutapi F, Mudzori J, Kumar N, Woelk G, Mduluza T. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Oct;102(10):1039-45. Epub 2008 Jul 24.

195. Schistosoma mansoni: SmLIMPETin, a member of a novel family of invertebrate- only regulatory proteins. Furtado DR, de Oliveira FM, Morales FC, Fantappié MR, Rumjanek FD. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Oct;120(2):200-4. Epub 2008 Jul 8.

196. Schistosoma japonicum infection modulates the development of allergen-induced airway inflammation in mice. Mo HM, Lei JH, Jiang ZW, Wang CZ, Cheng YL, Li YL, Liu WQ. Parasitol Res. 2008 Oct;103(5):1183-9. Epub 2008 Jul 25.

197. Acute Schistosoma mansoni Infection Increases Susceptibility to Systemic SHIV Clade C Infection in Rhesus Macaques after Mucosal Virus Exposure. Chenine AL, Shai-Kobiler E, Steele LN, Ong H, Augostini P, Song R, Lee SJ, Autissier P, Ruprecht RM, Secor WE. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Jul 23;2(7):e265.

198. MRI in cerebral schistosomiasis: characteristic nodular enhancement in 33 patients. Liu H, Lim CC, Feng X, Yao Z, Chen Y, Sun H, Chen X. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Aug;191(2):582-8.

199. Community perceptions on the community-directed treatment and school-based approaches for the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school-age children in Lushoto District, Tanzania. Massa K, Magnussen P, Sheshe A, Ntakamulenga R, Ndawi B, Olsen A. J Biosoc Sci. 2009 Jan;41(1):89- 105. Epub 2008 Jul 23.

200. Drugs for treating urinary schistosomiasis. Danso-Appiah A, Utzinger J, Liu J, Olliaro P. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Jul 16;(3):CD000053. Review.

201. Parasites of urological importance. Kehinde EO, Anim JT, Hira PR. Urol Int. 2008;81(1):1-13. Epub 2008 Jul 16. Review.

202. Schistosomiasis in an HIV-positive patient presenting as an anal fissure and giant anal polyp. Gholam P, Autschbach F, Hartschuh W. Arch Dermatol. 2008 Jul;144(7):950-2. No abstract available. 203. Field-based evaluation of a reagent strip test for diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni by detecting circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) in urine in low endemic area in Ethiopia. Legesse M, Erko B. Parasite. 2008 Jun;15(2):151-5.

204. Experimental schistosomal hepatitis: protective effect of coenzyme-Q10 against the state of oxidative stress. Othman AA, Shoheib ZS, Abdel-Aleem GA, Shareef MM. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Oct;120(2):147-55. Epub 2008 Jul 1.

205. [Sampling survey on schistosomiasis in Jingzhou City in 2006] Yuan MZ, Wang JS, He LC, Peng XW, Dong J, Peng L. Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi. 2008 Feb 28;26(1):70-2. Chinese.

206. [Dendritic cells and Th2 response induced by schistosome infection] Zang W, Shen YJ, Cao JP. Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi. 2008 Feb 28;26(1):63-6. Review. Chinese.

207. [Putation, identification and bioinformatics analysis of Schistosoma japonicum aldehyde dehydrogenase full coding sequence] Wang W, Liu DL, Hu W, Feng Z, Yang Z. Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi. 2008 Feb 28;26(1):30-4. Chinese.

208. [Cloning, expression and identification of membrane protein Tetraspanin 2-A of Schistosoma japonicum] Wang YY, Liu M, Zhu SC, Ren CP, Shen JJ. Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi. 2008 Feb 28;26(1):21-4. Chinese.

209. [Schistosomiasis transmission in areas where inhabitants migrated from outside embankment to new settlement] Wu XH, Zhang SQ, Wang TP, Xu J, Zhou XN, Wang RB, Zheng J. Zhongguo Ji Sheng Chong Xue Yu Ji Sheng Chong Bing Za Zhi. 2008 Feb 28;26(1):16-20. Chinese.

210. Metabolic fingerprinting of Schistosoma mansoni infection in mice urine with capillary electrophoresis. García-Pérez I, Whitfield P, Bartlett A, Angulo S, Legido- Quigley C, Hanna-Brown M, Barbas C. Electrophoresis. 2008 Aug;29(15):3201-6.

211. Schistosomiasis of the liver. Manzella A, Ohtomo K, Monzawa S, Lim JH. Abdom Imaging. 2008 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print]

212. Intestinal schistosomiasis in a traveller returning from Rwanda and Burundi. Karcher H, Loddenkemper C, Zeitz M, Schneider T. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2008 Oct;23(10):1021-2. Epub 2008 Jul 16. No abstract available.

213. Proteomic analysis of skin invasion by blood fluke larvae. Hansell E, Braschi S, Medzihradszky KF, Sajid M, Debnath M, Ingram J, Lim KC, McKerrow JH. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Jul 16;2(7):e262.

214. [Latin American malacology. Freshwater mollusks from Argentina] Rumi A, Gregoric DE, Núñez V, Darrigran GA. Rev Biol Trop. 2008 Mar;56(1):77-111. Spanish. 215. Molecular characterization of a calcium-binding protein SjCa8 from Schistosoma japonicum. Hu S, Law P, Lv Z, Wu Z, Fung MC. Parasitol Res. 2008 Oct;103(5):1047-53. Epub 2008 Jul 12.

216. Susceptibility of two strains of mice to the infection with Schistosoma mansoni: parasitological and biochemical studies. Bin Dajem SM, Mostafa OM, El-Said FG. Parasitol Res. 2008 Oct;103(5):1059-63. Epub 2008 Jul 12.

217. Relationships between anaemia and parasitic infections in Kenyan schoolchildren: a Bayesian hierarchical modelling approach. Koukounari A, Estambale BB, Njagi JK, Cundill B, Ajanga A, Crudder C, Otido J, Jukes MC, Clarke SE, Brooker S. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Dec;38(14):1663-71. Epub 2008 Jun 12.

218. Disruption of ERK signalling in Biomphalaria glabrata defence cells by Schistosoma mansoni: implications for parasite survival in the snail host. Zahoor Z, Davies AJ, Kirk RS, Rollinson D, Walker AJ. Dev Comp Immunol. 2008;32(12):1561-71. Epub 2008 Jun 20.

219. Clinical therapy of schistosomiasis mansoni: the Brazilian contribution. Katz N, Coelho PM. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):72-8. Epub 2008 May 18. Review.

220. A deterministic model of schistosomiasis with spatial structure. Milner FA, Zhao R. Math Biosci Eng. 2008 Jul;5(3):505-22.

221. Intestinal schistosomiasis manifesting as colonic intussusception arising from a mucocele of the appendix: report of a case. Wong MT, Goh L, Chia KH. Surg Today. 2008;38(7):664-7. Epub 2008 Jul 9.

222. Development of Functional Genomic Tools in Trematodes: RNA Interference and Luciferase Reporter Gene Activity in Fasciola hepatica. Rinaldi G, Morales ME, Cancela M, Castillo E, Brindley PJ, Tort JF. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Jul 9;2(7):e260.

223. Prevention of gynecologic contact bleeding and genital sandy patches by childhood anti-schistosomal treatment. Kjetland EF, Ndhlovu PD, Kurewa EN, Midzi N, Gomo E, Mduluza T, Friis H, Gundersen SG. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jul;79(1):79-83.

224. ICOS costimulation expands Th2 immunity by augmenting migration of lymphocytes to draining lymph nodes. Tesciuba AG, Shilling RA, Agarwal MD, Bandukwala HS, Clay BS, Moore TV, Weinstock JV, Welcher AA, Sperling AI. J Immunol. 2008 Jul 15;181(2):1019-24.

225. Differences in cysteine protease activity in Schistosoma mansoni-resistant and - susceptible Biomphalaria glabrata and characterization of the hepatopancreas cathepsin B Full-length cDNA. Myers J, Ittiprasert W, Raghavan N, Miller A, Knight M. J Parasitol. 2008 Jun;94(3):659-68.

226. Recurrent ectopic pregnancy due to Schistosoma hematobium. Laxman VV, Adamson B, Mahmood T. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 May;28(4):461-2. No abstract available. 227. Cervical schistosomiasis. Naniwadekar MR. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2008 Apr- Jun;51(2):309-10. No abstract available.

228. Popular beliefs about the infectivity of water among school children in two hyperendemic schistosomiasis areas of Brazil. Gazzinelli MF, Kloos H, de Cássia Marques R, dos Reis DC, Gazzinelli A. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):202-8. Epub 2008 May 22.

229. Anicteric cholangiopathy in schistosomiasis patients. Brant PE, Kopke-Aguiar L, Shigueoka DC, Sales D, D'Ippolito G, Kouyoumdjian M, Borges DR. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):218-21. Epub 2008 Jun 11.

230. Transmission control of schistosomiasis mansoni by introduction of a resistant strain of Biomphalaria tenagophila in areas where transmission is maintained by this species. Coelho PM, Rosa FM, Maciel E, Negrão-Correa DA, Carvalho OS, Caldeira RL, Jannotti-Passos LK, Moreira LA, Oliveira GC, Teles HM. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):245-8. Epub 2008 Jun 11. Review.

231. Mapping of the conserved antigenic domains shared between potato apyrase and parasite ATP diphosphohydrolases: potential application in human parasitic diseases. Faria-Pinto P, Rezende-Soares FA, Molica AM, Montesano MA, Marques MJ, Rocha MO, Gomes JA, Enk MJ, Correa-Oliveira R, Coelho PM, Neto SM, Franco OL, Vasconcelos EG. Parasitology. 2008 Jul;135(8):943-53.

232. The discovery of Schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil. Katz N. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov- Dec;108(2-3):69-71. Epub 2008 May 8.

233. Diagnostic approaches to imported schistosomal myeloradiculopathy in travelers. Makinson A, Morales RJ, Basset D, Bouchaud O, Verdon R, Hosseini H, Le Moing V, Delaporte E, Reynes J. Neurology. 2008 Jul 1;71(1):66-7. No abstract available.

234. Comparative ORESTES-sampling of transcriptomes of immune-challenged Biomphalaria glabrata snails. Hanelt B, Lun CM, Adema CM. J Invertebr Pathol. 2008 Oct;99(2):192-203. Epub 2008 Jun 12.

235. Evaluation of IgG-ELISA for the diagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum in a high prevalence, low intensity endemic area of China. Lin DD, Xu JM, Zhang YY, Liu YM, Hu F, Xu XL, Li JY, Gao ZL, Wu HW, Kurtis J, Wu GL. Acta Trop. 2008 Aug;107(2):128-33. Epub 2008 May 18.

236. Hepatic ultrasound appearance and colonoscopic finding of schistosomiasis japonica. Horiuchi A, Nakayama Y, Sano K. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Nov;6(11):A24. Epub 2008 Jun 27. No abstract available.

237. Mitochondrial DNA sequence and gene order of the Sri Lankan Schistosoma nasale is affiliated to the African/Indian group. Sato Y, Le TH, Hiraike R, Yukawa M, Sakai T, Rajapakse RP, Agatsuma T. Parasitol Int. 2008 Dec;57(4):460-4. Epub 2008 Jun 8.

238. Schistosoma mansoni: human skin ceramides are a chemical cue for host recognition of cercariae. Haas W, Haeberlein S, Behring S, Zoppelli E. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Sep;120(1):94-7. Epub 2008 Jun 8. 239. Assessment of the potential of competitor snails and African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) as biocontrol agents against snail hosts transmitting schistosomiasis. Gashaw F, Erko B, Teklehaymanot T, Habtesellasie R. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Aug;102(8):774-9. Epub 2008 Jun 25.

240. Human study and experimental behavior of Schistosoma mansoni isolates from patients with different clinical forms of schistosomiasis. Conceição MJ, Lenzi HL, Coura JR. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):98-103. Epub 2008 May 21.

241. Immuno-epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni infections in endemic populations co-infected with soil-transmitted helminths: present knowledge, challenges, and the need for further studies. Geiger SM. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):118-23. Epub 2008 May 24. Review.

242. Aging and immune response in chronic human schistosomiasis. Comin F, Speziali E, Correa-Oliveira R, Faria AM. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):124-30. Epub 2008 May 18. Review.

243. Regulatory role of interleukin-10 and interferon-gamma in severe hepatic central and peripheral fibrosis in humans infected with Schistosoma japonicum. Arnaud V, Li J, Wang Y, Fu X, Mengzhi S, Luo X, Hou X, Dessein H, Jie Z, Xin-Ling Y, He H, McManus DP, Li Y, Dessein A. J Infect Dis. 2008 Aug 1;198(3):418-26.

244. Establishment of the comet assay in the freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818). Grazeffe VS, Tallarico Lde F, Pinheiro Ade S, Kawano T, Suzuki MF, Okazaki K, Pereira CA, Nakano E. Mutat Res. 2008 Jun 30;654(1):58-63. Epub 2008 May 21.

245. Potential immunomodulatory effects of plant lectins in Schistosoma mansoni infection. Reis EA, Athanazio DA, Cavada BS, Teixeira EH, de Paulo Teixeira Pinto V, Carmo TM, Reis A, Trocolli G, Croda J, Harn D, Barral-Netto M, Reis MG. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):160-5. Epub 2008 Jun 5.

246. SjTPdb: integrated transcriptome and proteome database and analysis platform for Schistosoma japonicum. Liu F, Chen P, Cui SJ, Wang ZQ, Han ZG. BMC Genomics. 2008 Jun 26;9:304.

247. Human schistosomiasis mansoni: immune responses during acute and chronic phases of the infection. Caldas IR, Campi-Azevedo AC, Oliveira LF, Silveira AM, Oliveira RC, Gazzinelli G. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):109-17. Epub 2008 Jun 5. Review.

248. Recent advances in vaccine research against schistosomiasis in Brazil. Oliveira SC, Fonseca CT, Cardoso FC, Farias LP, Leite LC. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2- 3):256-62. Epub 2008 Jun 5. Review.

249. VALIDATION OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD FOR URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIA. Nduka F, Nwosu E. J Parasitol. 2008 Feb 5:1. [Epub ahead of print] 250. SELECTION OF THE HOST'S HABITAT BY CERCARIAE: FROM LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO THE FIELD. Haas W, Beran B, Loy C. J Parasitol. 2008 Apr 7:1. [Epub ahead of print]

251. Physical localization of the retrotransposons Boudicca and Perere 03 in Schistosoma mansoni. Valentim CL, Gomes MS, Jeremias WJ, Cunha JC, Oliveira GC, Botelho AC, Pimenta PF, Janotti-Passos LK, Guerra-Sá R, Babá EH. J Parasitol. 2008 Aug;94(4):993-5.

252. Trick or treat: the role of vaccines in integrated schistosomiasis control. Bergquist R, Utzinger J, McManus DP. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Jun 25;2(6):e244. No abstract available.

253. Relationship between Schistosoma haematobium infection and urinary tract infection among children in South Eastern, Nigeria. Eyong ME, Ikepeme EE, Ekanem EE. Niger Postgrad Med J. 2008 Jun;15(2):89-93.

254. Squamous cell abnormalities in exfoliated cells from the urine of Schistosoma haematobium-infected adults in a rural fishing community in Nigeria. Akinwale OP, Oliveira GC, Ajayi MB, Akande DO, Oyebadejo S, Okereke KC. World Health Popul. 2008 Mar;10(1):18-22.

255. Cost-effectiveness of screening methods for urinary schistosomiasis in a school- based control programme in Ibadan, Nigeria. Fatiregun AA, Osungbade KO, Olumide AE. Health Policy. 2009 Jan;89(1):72-7. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

256. Saposin-like proteins are expressed in the gastrodermis of Schistosoma mansoni and are immunogenic in natural infections. Don TA, Bethony JM, Loukas A. Int J Infect Dis. 2008 Nov;12(6):e39-47. Epub 2008 Jun 20.

257. Laboratory assessment of molluscicidal activity of crude aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Dalbergia sissoo plant parts against Biomphalaria pfeifferi. Adenusi AA, Odaibo AB. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2008 Jul;6(4):219-27. Epub 2008 Apr 18.

258. Schistosoma mansoni triose phosphate isomerase peptide MAP4 is able to trigger naïve donor immune response towards a type-1 cytokine profile. Reis EA, Mauadi Carmo TA, Athanazio R, Reis MG, Harn DA Jr. Scand J Immunol. 2008 Aug;68(2):169-76. Epub 2008 Jun 28.

259. Response of Schistosoma mansoni isolates having different drug sensitivity to praziquantel over several life cycle passages with and without therapeutic pressure. Sabra AN, Botros SS. J Parasitol. 2008 Apr;94(2):537-41.

260. Validation of the World Health Organization's Rapid Assessment method for urinary schistosomiasis in southeastern Nigeria. Nduka FO, Nwosu EC. J Parasitol. 2008 Apr;94(2):533-6.

261. Schistosoma japonicum: protective immunity induced by schistosomulum-derived cells in a mouse model. Cai L, Zeng T, Zeng Q, Li B, Lin X, Gong Y, Liu W, Zhang Z, Zhang S. J Parasitol. 2008 Apr;94(2):395-403. 262. Schistosoma haematobium (Egyptian strain): rate of development and effect of praziquantel treatment. Botros SS, Hammam OA, El-Lakkany NM, El-Din SH, Ebeid FA. J Parasitol. 2008 Apr;94(2):386-94.

263. Expression profiling and binding properties of fibrinogen-related proteins (FREPs), plasma proteins from the schistosome snail host Biomphalaria glabrata. Zhang SM, Zeng Y, Loker ES. Innate Immun. 2008 Jun;14(3):175-89.

264. Enhancement by IL-18 of the protective effect of a Schistosoma japonicum 26kDa GST plasmid DNA vaccine in mice. Wei F, Liu Q, Gao S, Shang L, Zhai Y, Men J, Jiang L, Zhu XQ, Fu Z, Shi Y, Xia Z, Lin J. Vaccine. 2008 Aug 5;26(33):4145-9. Epub 2008 Jun 4.

265. [A young woman from Cameroon with rectal blood loss, intestinal schistosomiasis and rectosigmoid carcinoma] Müller MC, van der Werf SD. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2008 Apr 19;152(16):951-5. Dutch.

266. Schistosome/mollusk: genetic compatibility. Oliveira AL, Da Silva D, Zanotti- Magalhaes EM, Abdel-Hamid AZ, Ribeiro-Paes JT. Genet Mol Res. 2008;7(2):518- 26.

267. Endoscopic evaluation of the colorectum in patients presenting with haematochezia at korle-bu teaching hospital accra. Dakubo J, Kumoji R, Naaeder S, Clegg- Lamptey J. Ghana Med J. 2008 Mar;42(1):33-7.

268. Intramedullary schistosomiasis presenting in an adolescent with prolonged intermittent back pain. Lighter J, Kim M, Krasinski K. Pediatr Neurol. 2008 Jul;39(1):44-7.

269. The Brazilian contribution to the study of the Schistosoma mansoni transcriptome. Oliveira G, Franco G, Verjovski-Almeida S. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2- 3):179-82. Epub 2008 May 3. Review.

270. Eosinophil activation status, cytokines and liver fibrosis in Schistosoma mansoni infected patients. Silveira-Lemos D, Teixeira-Carvalho A, Martins-Filho OA, Alves Oliveira LF, Costa-Silva MF, Matoso LF, de Souza LJ, Gazzinelli A, Corrêa- Oliveira R. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):150-9. Epub 2008 Apr 15.

271. Age-related and infection intensity-related shifts in antibody recognition of defined protein antigens in a schistosome-exposed population. Mutapi F, Burchmore R, Mduluza T, Midzi N, Turner CM, Maizels RM. J Infect Dis. 2008 Jul 15;198(2):167-75.

272. Immune response and pathogenesis of neuroschistosomiasis mansoni. Ferrari TC, Gazzinelli G, Corrêa-Oliveira R. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):83-8. Epub 2008 May 7. Review.

273. Schistosomiasis mansoni of the appendix in a patient with acute appendicitis. Lambertucci JR, Silva LC, Miranda D. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008 Mar- Apr;41(2):217-8. No abstract available. 274. [Distribution of eosinophils at different stages of hepatic granuloma evolution in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni] Lins RA, Cavalcanti CB, Araújo-Filho JL, Melo-Júnior MR, Chaves ME. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008 Mar- Apr;41(2):173-8. Portuguese.

275. Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Schistosoma japonicum Prevalence Data in the Absence of a Diagnostic 'Gold' Standard. Wang XH, Zhou XN, Vounatsou P, Chen Z, Utzinger J, Yang K, Steinmann P, Wu XH. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Jun 11;2(6):e250.

276. p24 as a predictor of mortality in a cohort of HIV-1-infected adults in rural Africa. Erikstrup C, Kallestrup P, Zinyama-Gutsire RB, Gomo E, Lüneborg-Nielsen M, Gerstoft J, Schüpbach J, Ullum H, Katzenstein TL. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Jul 1;48(3):345-9.

277. Molecular characterization of freshwater snails in the genus Bulinus: a role for barcodes? Kane RA, Stothard JR, Emery AM, Rollinson D. Parasit Vectors. 2008 Jun 10;1(1):15.

278. [Defining an ethics for preventive trials] Chippaux JP. Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2008 Apr;101(2):85-9. Review. French.

279. Artemether treatment of prepatent Schistosoma japonicum induces resistance to reinfection in association with reduced pathology. Bartley PB, Glanfield A, Li Y, Stanisic DI, Duke M, Jones MK, McManus DP. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jun;78(6):929-35.

280. A novel immunoprecipitation strategy identifies a unique functional mimic of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor family ligands in the pathogen Trypanosoma cruzi. Lu B, PereiraPerrin M. Infect Immun. 2008 Aug;76(8):3530-8. Epub 2008 Jun 9.

281. Current developments on Schistosoma proteomics. Verjovski-Almeida S, DeMarco R. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):183-5. Epub 2008 May 1. Review.

282. Effects of intermediate host genetic background on parasite transmission dynamics: a case study using Schistosoma mansoni. Zavodna M, Sandland GJ, Minchella DJ. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Sep;120(1):57-61. Epub 2008 May 4.

283. Oral immunization with Salmonella harboring a Sm14-based DNA vaccine does not protect mice against Schistosoma mansoni infection. Pacheco LG, Mati VL, Castro TL, Dorella FA, Oliveira SC, Miyoshi A, de Melo AL, Azevedo V. Parasitol Int. 2008 Dec;57(4):506-8. Epub 2008 Apr 26.

284. [Vulval bilharziasis] Fall PA, Berthe H, Diao B, Ndoye AK, Odzebe AS, Dangou JM, Diagne BA. Prog Urol. 2008 May;18(5):327-9. Epub 2008 May 8. French.

285. Schistosomiasis in Indonesia: past and present. Garjito TA, Sudomo M, Abdullah, Dahlan M, Nurwidayati A. Parasitol Int. 2008 Sep;57(3):277-80. Epub 2008 Jun 4.

286. Cytokines, chemokine receptors, CD4+CD25HIGH+ T-cells and clinical forms of human schistosomiasis. Teixeira-Carvalho A, Martins-Filho OA, Peruhype- Magalhães V, Silveira-Lemos D, Malaquias LC, Oliveira LF, Silveira AM, Gazzinelli A, Gazzinelli G, Corrêa-Oliveira R. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2- 3):139-49. Epub 2008 Apr 18.

287. Effects of azinphos-methyl exposure on enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant defenses in Biomphalaria glabrata and Lumbriculus variegatus. Kristoff G, Verrengia Guerrero NR, Cochón AC. Chemosphere. 2008 Jul;72(9):1333-9. Epub 2008 Jun 3.

288. DNA-based vaccines protect against zoonotic schistosomiasis in water buffalo. Da'dara AA, Li YS, Xiong T, Zhou J, Williams GM, McManus DP, Feng Z, Yu XL, Gray DJ, Harn DA. Vaccine. 2008 Jul 4;26(29-30):3617-25. Epub 2008 May 19.

289. The Synergistic Effect of Concomitant Schistosomiasis, Hookworm, and Trichuris Infections on Children's Anemia Burden. Ezeamama AE, McGarvey ST, Acosta LP, Zierler S, Manalo DL, Wu HW, Kurtis JD, Mor V, Olveda RM, Friedman JF. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Jun 4;2(6):e245.

290. Full development of Th2 immunity requires both innate and adaptive sources of CD154. Jenkins SJ, Perona-Wright G, MacDonald AS. J Immunol. 2008 Jun 15;180(12):8083-92.

291. Th2 differentiation is unaffected by Jagged2 expression on dendritic cells. Krawczyk CM, Sun J, Pearce EJ. J Immunol. 2008 Jun 15;180(12):7931-7.

292. The predicted impact of immunosuppression upon population age-intensity profiles for schistosomiasis. Mitchell KM, Mutapi F, Woolhouse ME. Parasite Immunol. 2008 Sep;30(9):462-70. Epub 2008 Jun 2.

293. Neuroschistosomiasis presenting as brainstem encephalitis. Devine MJ, Wilkinson PA, Doherty JF, Jarman PR. Neurology. 2008 Jun 3;70(23):2262-4. No abstract available.

294. Effect of chemotherapy with praziquantel on the production of cytokines and morbidity associated with schistosomiasis mansoni. Martins-Leite P, Gazzinelli G, Alves-Oliveira LF, Gazzinelli A, Malaquias LC, Correa-Oliveira R, Teixeira- Carvalho A, Silveira AM. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Aug;52(8):2780-6. Epub 2008 Jun 2.

295. The role of chemokines in controlling granulomatous inflammation in Schistosoma mansoni infection. Souza PR, Souza AL, Negrão-Correa D, Teixeira AL, Teixeira MM. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):135-8. Epub 2008 Apr 25. Review.

296. Can schistosomiasis really be consigned to history without a vaccine? Bethony JM, Diemert DJ, Oliveira SC, Loukas A. Vaccine. 2008 Jun 25;26(27-28):3373-6. Epub 2008 May 7.

297. Geographical information system and predictive risk maps of urinary schistosomiasis in Ogun State, Nigeria. Ekpo UF, Mafiana CF, Adeofun CO, Solarin AR, Idowu AB. BMC Infect Dis. 2008 May 31;8:74. 298. A case of periportal fibrosis in a Sudanese refugee. Daveson J, Macdonald G. Med J Aust. 2008 Jun 2;188(11):677-8. No abstract available.

299. Genetic studies of African populations: an overview on disease susceptibility and response to vaccines and therapeutics. Sirugo G, Hennig BJ, Adeyemo AA, Matimba A, Newport MJ, Ibrahim ME, Ryckman KK, Tacconelli A, Mariani- Costantini R, Novelli G, Soodyall H, Rotimi CN, Ramesar RS, Tishkoff SA, Williams SM. Hum Genet. 2008 Jul;123(6):557-98. Epub 2008 May 30. Review. Erratum in: Hum Genet. 2008 Sep;124(2):195.

300. Outcomes of Schistosoma mansoni infection in outbred albino mice exposed to Larvin contaminant. Attallah AM, Wahba MA, Elsheikha HM, Abbas AT, Abdel Aziz MM, El-Hemaly MA. Parasitol Res. 2008 Aug;103(3):567-76. Epub 2008 May 31.

301. [The effects of sympathetic neurotransmitters and adrenergic receptors on liver fibrosis in murine schistosomiasis] Duan RX, Tang WX, Wu CH, Liu HY, Gao X, Guo Y, Cheng YW, Yang YZ. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi. 2008 May;16(5):352-4. Chinese.

302. Missed treatment opportunities for schistosomiasis mansoni, in an active programme for the treatment of urinary schistosomiasis in Plateau and Nasarawa states, Nigeria. Gutman J, Fagbemi A, Alphonsus K, Eigege A, Miri ES, Richards FO Jr. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2008 Jun;102(4):335-46.

303. The present status of human helminthic diseases in Iran. Rokni MB. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2008 Jun;102(4):283-95. Review.

304. Decreased basal non-insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by diaphragm in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni. Thabet HS, Saleh NK, Thabet SS, Abdel-Aziz M, Kalleny NK. Parasitol Res. 2008 Aug;103(3):595-601. Epub 2008 May 29.

305. Controlling schistosomiasis: significant decrease of anaemia prevalence one year after a single dose of praziquantel in nigerian schoolchildren. Tohon ZB, Mainassara HB, Garba A, Mahamane AE, Bosqué-Oliva E, Ibrahim ML, Duchemin JB, Chanteau S, Boisier P. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 May 28;2(5):e241.

306. Prevalence survey of schistosomiasis in Mindanao and the Visayas, The Philippines. Leonardo LR, Rivera P, Saniel O, Villacorte E, Crisostomo B, Hernandez L, Baquilod M, Erce E, Martinez R, Velayudhan R. Parasitol Int. 2008 Sep;57(3):246- 51. Epub 2008 Apr 11.

307. Localization of carbohydrate determinants common to Biomphalaria glabrata as well as to sporocysts and miracidia of Schistosoma mansoni. Lehr T, Beuerlein K, Doenhoff MJ, Grevelding CG, Geyer R. Parasitology. 2008 Jul;135(8):931-42. Epub 2008 May 29.

308. Molluscicidal activity of 2-hydroxy-[1,4]naphthoquinone and derivatives. Camara CA, Silva TM, da-Silva TG, Martins RM, Barbosa TP, Pinto AC, Vargas MD. An Acad Bras Cienc. 2008 Jun;80(2):329-34. 309. Interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-23 induction of substance p synthesis in murine T cells and macrophages is subject to IL-10 and transforming growth factor beta regulation. Blum A, Setiawan T, Hang L, Stoyanoff K, Weinstock JV. Infect Immun. 2008 Aug;76(8):3651-6. Epub 2008 May 27.

310. Coupling hydrologic and infectious disease models to explain regional differences in schistosomiasis transmission in southwestern China. Remais J, Liang S, Spear RC. Environ Sci Technol. 2008 Apr 1;42(7):2643-9.

311. Molecular phylogenetics of Triculine snails (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae) from southern China. Guan F, Niu AO, Attwood SW, Li YL, Zhang B, Zhu YH. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2008 Aug;48(2):702-7. Epub 2008 Apr 22.

312. Detection of schistosomes polymerase chain reaction amplified DNA by oligochromatographic dipstick. Akinwale OP, Laurent T, Mertens P, Leclipteux T, Rollinson D, Kane R, Emery A, Ajayi MB, Akande DO, Fesobi TW. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Aug;160(2):167-70. Epub 2008 Apr 12.

313. Schistosomiasis and hepatic fibrosis regression. Andrade ZA. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov- Dec;108(2-3):79-82. Epub 2008 Apr 14. Review.

314. Relationship between Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Children and Soil Contamination in an Urban Slum. Korkes F, Kumagai FU, Belfort RN, Szejnfeld D, Abud TG, Kleinman A, Florez GM, Szejnfeld T, Chieffi PP. J Trop Pediatr. 2008 May 22. [Epub ahead of print]

315. Effect of floods on the transmission of schistosomiasis in the Yangtze River valley, People's Republic of China. Wu XH, Zhang SQ, Xu XJ, Huang YX, Steinmann P, Utzinger J, Wang TP, Xu J, Zheng J, Zhou XN. Parasitol Int. 2008 Sep;57(3):271-6. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

316. The distribution of Mekong schistosomiasis, past and future: preliminary indications from an analysis of genetic variation in the intermediate host. Attwood SW, Fatih FA, Campbell I, Upatham ES. Parasitol Int. 2008 Sep;57(3):256-70. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

317. Clinical characterization of neuroschistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni and its treatment. Ferrari TC, Moreira PR, Cunha AS. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2- 3):89-97. Epub 2008 Apr 15. Review.

318. Influence of the HLA-DQB1*0201 allele on the immune response in a Schistosoma mansoni infection. Reis EA, Athanazio DA, McBride AJ, Azevedo TM, Magalhães- Santos IF, Harn D, Reis MG. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):131-4. Epub 2008 Apr 15.

319. Abdominal ultrasound in the evaluation of fibrosis and portal hypertension in an area of schistosomiasis low endemicity. Espírito Santo MC, Azeredo LM, Teles HM, Gryschek RC, Ferreira CS, Amato Neto V. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2008 Mar-Apr;50(2):117-9.

320. Molecular characterization of Schistosoma japonicum tegument protein tetraspanin- 2: sequence variation and possible implications for immune evasion. Cai P, Bu L, Wang J, Wang Z, Zhong X, Wang H. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Jul 18;372(1):197-202. Epub 2008 May 16.

321. The evaluation of control measures against Schistosoma mekongi in Cambodia by a mathematical model. Hisakane N, Kirinoki M, Chigusa Y, Sinuon M, Socheat D, Matsuda H, Ishikawa H. Parasitol Int. 2008 Sep;57(3):379-85. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

322. Ectopic cutaneous schistosomiasis-perigenital infiltrative granulomata in a 34-year- old French pregnant woman. Pistone T, Ezzedine K, Accoceberry I, Receveur MC, Juguet F, Malvy D. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2008 May;6(3):155-7. Epub 2008 Mar 14.

323. Routine Kato-Katz technique underestimates the prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum: a case study in an endemic area of the People's Republic of China. Lin DD, Liu JX, Liu YM, Hu F, Zhang YY, Xu JM, Li JY, Ji MJ, Bergquist R, Wu GL, Wu HW. Parasitol Int. 2008 Sep;57(3):281-6. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

324. Elevated oxidative stress and DNA damage and repair levels in urinary bladder carcinomas associated with schistosomiasis. Salim EI, Morimura K, Menesi A, El- Lity M, Fukushima S, Wanibuchi H. Int J Cancer. 2008 Aug 1;123(3):601-8.

325. Rosiglitazone prevents murine hepatic fibrosis induced by Schistosoma japonicum. Chen H, He YW, Liu WQ, Zhang JH. World J Gastroenterol. 2008 May 14;14(18):2905-11.

326. Protective effect and granuloma down-modulation promoted by RP44 antigen a fructose 1,6 bisphosphate aldolase of Schistosoma mansoni. Marques HH, Zouain CS, Torres CB, Oliveira JS, Alves JB, Goes AM. Immunobiology. 2008;213(5):437-46. Epub 2007 Dec 3.

327. Retroperitoneal fibrosis and schistosomiasis: a causal relationship? Rollino C, Guzman H, Beltrame G, Ferro M, Quattrocchio G, Bellis D, Quarello F. Eur J Intern Med. 2008 Jun;19(4):297-9. Epub 2008 Feb 20.

328. Disease progression in chronic hepatitis C: modifiable and nonmodifiable factors. Missiha SB, Ostrowski M, Heathcote EJ. Gastroenterology. 2008 May;134(6):1699- 714. Review.

329. A simple and universal method for the separation and identification of phospholipid molecular species. Retra K, Bleijerveld OB, van Gestel RA, Tielens AG, van Hellemond JJ, Brouwers JF. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2008 Jun;22(12):1853-62.

330. Mineral arsenicals in traditional medicines: orpiment, realgar, and arsenolite. Liu J, Lu Y, Wu Q, Goyer RA, Waalkes MP. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2008 Aug;326(2):363-8. Epub 2008 May 7.

331. Seroprevalence of schistosomiasis in African patients infected with HIV. Smith C, Smith H, Seaton RA, Fox R. HIV Med. 2008 Jul;9(6):436-9. Epub 2008 May 4.

332. Eosinophilia among returning travelers: a practical approach. Meltzer E, Percik R, Shatzkes J, Sidi Y, Schwartz E. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 May;78(5):702-9. Erratum in: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jul;79(1):140. Shatzkes, Joshuah [corrected to Shatzkes, Joshua].

333. Declining polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans levels in the sediments from Dongting Lake in China. Gao LR, Zheng MH, Zhang B, Liu WB, Zhao XR, Zhang QH. Chemosphere. 2008 Aug;73(1 Suppl):S176-9. Epub 2008 May 23.

334. Schistosoma mansoni: lack of correlation between praziquantel-induced intra-worm calcium influx and parasite death. Pica-Mattoccia L, Orsini T, Basso A, Festucci A, Liberti P, Guidi A, Marcatto-Maggi AL, Nobre-Santana S, Troiani AR, Cioli D, Valle C. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Jul;119(3):332-5. Epub 2008 Mar 31.

335. A unique nuclear receptor direct repeat 17 (DR17) is present within the upstream region of Schistosoma mansoni female-specific p14 gene. Fantappié MR, Furtado DR, Rumjanek FD, Loverde PT. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Jul 11;371(4):689-93. Epub 2008 May 1.

336. A novel molluscicidal formulation of niclosamide. Dai JR, Wang W, Liang YS, Li HJ, Guan XH, Zhu YC. Parasitol Res. 2008 Jul;103(2):405-12. Epub 2008 May 3.

337. Acute toxemic schistosomiasis complicated by acute flaccid paraplegia due to schistosomal myeloradiculopathy in Sudan. Ahmed AF, Idris AS, Kareem AM, Dawoud TA. Saudi Med J. 2008 May;29(5):770-3. Review.

338. Mao Zedong's fight against schistosomiasis. Fan K, Lai H. Perspect Biol Med. 2008 Spring;51(2):176-87.

339. Transdermal delivery of praziquantel: effects of solvents on permeation across rabbit skin. Zheng XS, Duan CZ, Xiao ZD, Yao BA. Biol Pharm Bull. 2008 May;31(5):1045-8.

340. [Role of host in spontaneous recovery from viral hepatitis C: the body's condition at the moment of infection] Isaguliants MG, Ozeretskovskaia NN, Znoĭko OO, Tsyganova EV. Vopr Virusol. 2008 Mar-Apr;53(2):4-9. Review. Russian.

341. Possible role of cyclooxygenase-2 in schistosomal and non-schistosomal-associated bladder cancer. Hammam OA, Aziz AA, Roshdy MS, Abdel Hadi AM. Medscape J Med. 2008 Mar 11;10(3):60.

342. Imported schistosomiasis in Europe: preliminary data for 2007 from TropNetEurop. Jelinek T; European Network on Imported Infectious Disease Surveillance. Euro Surveill. 2008 Feb 14;13(7). pii: 8038. No abstract available.

343. Fighting killer worms. Skelly P. Sci Am. 2008 May;298(5):94-9.

344. Schistosoma mansoni morbidity among adults in two villages along Lake Victoria shores in Mwanza District, Tanzania. Malenganisho WL, Magnussen P, Friis H, Siza J, Kaatano G, Temu M, Vennervald BJ. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jun;102(6):532-41. Epub 2008 Apr 28. 345. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans pollution in China: sources, environmental levels and potential human health impacts. Zheng GJ, Leung AO, Jiao LP, Wong MH. Environ Int. 2008 Oct;34(7):1050-61. Epub 2008 Apr 28. Review.

346. Schistosoma mansoni: SmE78, a nuclear receptor orthologue of Drosophila ecdysone-induced protein 78. Wu W, Tak EY, LoVerde PT. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Jun;119(2):313-8. Epub 2008 Mar 14.

347. Identification of P2X(4) receptor transmembrane residues contributing to channel gating and interaction with ivermectin. Jelínkova I, Vávra V, Jindrichova M, Obsil T, Zemkova HW, Zemkova H, Stojilkovic SS. Pflugers Arch. 2008 Aug;456(5):939- 50. Epub 2008 Apr 22.

348. Pilot-scale production and characterization of paramyosin, a vaccine candidate for schistosomiasis japonica. Jiz M, Wu HW, Meng R, Pond-Tor S, Reynolds M, Friedman JF, Olveda R, Acosta L, Kurtis JD. Infect Immun. 2008 Jul;76(7):3164-9. Epub 2008 Apr 21.

349. Duplex sonography study in schistosomiasis portal hypertension: characterization of patients with and without a history of variceal bleeding. Arruda SM, Barreto VS, Amaral FJ. Arq Gastroenterol. 2008 Jan-Mar;45(1):11-6.

350. The role of hygienic bathing after defecation in the transmission of Schistosoma mansoni. Sow S, Polman K, Vereecken K, Vercruysse J, Gryseels B, de Vlas SJ. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jun;102(6):542-7. Epub 2008 Apr 18.

351. Peptides containing T cell epitopes, derived from Sm14, but not from paramyosin, induce a Th1 type of immune response, reduction in liver pathology and partial protection against Schistosoma mansoni infection in mice. Garcia TC, Fonseca CT, Pacifico LG, Durães Fdo V, Marinho FA, Penido ML, Caliari MV, de Melo AL, Pinto HA, Barsante MM, Cunha-Neto E, Oliveira SC. Acta Trop. 2008 Jun;106(3):162-7. Epub 2008 Mar 15.

352. Age and gender effects in self-reported urinary schistosomiasis in Tanzania. Clements AC, Barnett AG, Nyandindi U, Lwambo NJ, Kihamia CM, Blair L. Trop Med Int Health. 2008 May;13(5):713-21.

353. Fibrinogen-bearing protein genes in the snail Biomphalaria glabrata: characterization of two novel genes and expression studies during ontogenesis and trematode infection. Zhang SM, Nian H, Zeng Y, Dejong RJ. Dev Comp Immunol. 2008;32(10):1119-30. Epub 2008 Mar 31.

354. 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. Stothard JR, Pleasant J, Oguttu D, Adriko M, Galimaka R, Ruggiana A, Kazibwe F, Kabatereine NB. J Helminthol. 2008 Sep;82(3):263-9. Epub 2008 Apr 17.

355. Aza-peptidyl Michael acceptors. A new class of potent and selective inhibitors of asparaginyl endopeptidases (legumains) from evolutionarily diverse pathogens. Götz MG, James KE, Hansell E, Dvorák J, Seshaadri A, Sojka D, Kopácek P, McKerrow JH, Caffrey CR, Powers JC. J Med Chem. 2008 May 8;51(9):2816-32. Epub 2008 Apr 17.

356. Evaluation of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) strip for diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis in Hassoba school children, Afar, Ethiopia. Ayele B, Erko B, Legesse M, Hailu A, Medhin G. Parasite. 2008 Mar;15(1):69-75.

357. Interactions between Natural Populations of Human and Rodent Schistosomes in the Lake Victoria Region of Kenya: A Molecular Epidemiological Approach. Steinauer ML, Mwangi IN, Maina GM, Kinuthia JM, Mutuku MW, Agola EL, Mungai B, Mkoji GM, Loker ES. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Apr 16;2(4):e222.

358. [Bladder infection by schistosoma: an uncommon cause of haematuria] Palanca BA, Zaragozá QJ, Meseguer BJ, Pérez CF, Trullenque EF, Sempere PF. Actas Urol Esp. 2008 Feb;32(2):253-5. Spanish.

359. Post-hepatectomy regeneration of the murine liver I. Effect upon Schistosoma mansoni lesions, before and after chemotherapy. Coelho PM, Andrade ZA, de Mello RT, Costa G, Dias FS, Cunha-Melo JR. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):104-8. Epub 2008 Mar 2.

360. Integration of reporter transgenes into Schistosoma mansoni chromosomes mediated by pseudotyped murine leukemia virus. Kines KJ, Morales ME, Mann VH, Gobert GN, Brindley PJ. FASEB J. 2008 Aug;22(8):2936-48. Epub 2008 Apr 10.

361. Immunization against Egyptian Schistosoma mansoni infection by multivalent DNA vaccine. Romeih MH, Hassan HM, Shousha TS, Saber MA. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2008 Apr;40(4):327-38.

362. Identification and characterization of Paragonimus westermani leucine aminopeptidase. Song SM, Park JH, Kim J, Kim SI, Hong YC, Kong HH, Chung DI. Parasitol Int. 2008 Sep;57(3):334-41. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

363. Seroprevalence and risk factors for human herpesvirus 8 infection, rural Egypt. Mbulaiteye SM, Pfeiffer RM, Dolan B, Tsang VC, Noh J, Mikhail NN, Abdel- Hamid M, Hashem M, Whitby D, Thomas Strickland G, Goedert JJ. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Apr;14(4):586-91.

364. Schistosomiasis in a 43-year-old African immigrant from Mali with invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Momah T, Etwaru D, Sungcad E. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Apr;78(4):538. No abstract available.

365. Schistosomiasis in travelers and immigrants. Salvana EM, King CH. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2008 Mar;10(1):42-9.

366. Schistosomiasis: a rare cause of acute appendicitis in the African American population in the United States. Nandipati K, Parithivel V, Niazi M. Am Surg. 2008 Mar;74(3):221-3.

367. Water hyacinth and the transmission of schistosomiasis. Coles GC, Kabatereine NB. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jun;102(6):619-20. Epub 2008 Apr 18. No abstract available. 368. IL-4/IL-13 independent goblet cell hyperplasia in experimental helminth infections. Marillier RG, Michels C, Smith EM, Fick LC, Leeto M, Dewals B, Horsnell WG, Brombacher F. BMC Immunol. 2008 Mar 28;9:11.

369. Evaluation of recombinant fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase ELISA test for the diagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum in water buffaloes. Peng SY, Lee KM, Tsaihong JC, Cheng PC, Fan PC. Res Vet Sci. 2008 Dec;85(3):527-33. Epub 2008 Mar 26.

370. HIV-1/parasite co-infection and the emergence of new parasite strains. Lloyd-Smith JO, Poss M, Grenfell BT. Parasitology. 2008 Jun;135(7):795-806. Epub 2008 Mar 27. Review.

371. Cationic amino acid transporter-2 regulates immunity by modulating arginase activity. Thompson RW, Pesce JT, Ramalingam T, Wilson MS, White S, Cheever AW, Ricklefs SM, Porcella SF, Li L, Ellies LG, Wynn TA. PLoS Pathog. 2008 Mar 14;4(3):e1000023.

372. Atypical properties of a conventional calcium channel beta subunit from the platyhelminth Schistosoma mansoni. Salvador-Recatalà V, Schneider T, Greenberg RM. BMC Physiol. 2008 Mar 26;8:6.

373. Antiparasitic chemotherapy: tinkering with the purine salvage pathway. Datta AK, Datta R, Sen B. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008;625:116-32. Review.

374. [A study on the antifibrosis effects of pentoxifylline in treating schistosomiasis japonica mice with liver fibrosis] Xiong LJ, Li SL, Luo DD. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi. 2008 Mar;16(3):229-30. Chinese. No abstract available.

375. Cloning of SmNCoA-62, a novel nuclear receptor co-activator from Schistosoma mansoni: assembly of a complex with a SmRXR1/SmNR1 heterodimer, SmGCN5 and SmCBP1. Fantappié MR, Bastos de Oliveira FM, de Moraes Maciel R, Rumjanek FD, Wu W, Loverde PT. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Aug;38(10):1133-47. Epub 2008 Feb 21.

376. [Rectal and liver involvement in schistosomiasis] Baños Madrid R, Alemán Lorca F, Serrano Jiménez A, Alajarín Cervera M, Alberca de Las Parras F, Molina Martínez J, Carballo Alvárez F. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2008 Jan;100(1):62-4. Spanish. No abstract available.

377. Drug discovery: schistosome treatment. Shadan S. Nature. 2008 Mar 20;452(7185):296. No abstract available.

378. IL-4R alpha expression by bone marrow-derived cells is necessary and sufficient for host protection against acute schistosomiasis. Herbert DR, Orekov T, Perkins C, Rothenberg ME, Finkelman FD. J Immunol. 2008 Apr 1;180(7):4948-55.

379. Synchronized expression of retinoid X receptor mRNA with reproductive tract recrudescence in an imposex-susceptible mollusc. Sternberg RM, Hotchkiss AK, Leblanc GA. Environ Sci Technol. 2008 Feb 15;42(4):1345-51. 380. Dendritic cell expression of the Notch ligand jagged2 is not essential for Th2 response induction in vivo. Worsley AG, LeibundGut-Landmann S, Slack E, Phng LK, Gerhardt H, Reis e Sousa C, MacDonald AS. Eur J Immunol. 2008 Apr;38(4):1043-9.

381. DNA-Sequence Variation Among Schistosoma mekongi Populations and Related Taxa; Phylogeography and the Current Distribution of Asian Schistosomiasis. Attwood SW, Fatih FA, Upatham ES. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Mar 19;2(3):e200.

382. Changing pattern of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its risk factors in Egypt: possibilities for prevention. Anwar WA, Khaled HM, Amra HA, El-Nezami H, Loffredo CA. Mutat Res. 2008 Jul-Aug;659(1-2):176-84. Epub 2008 Jan 20. Review.

383. Protein acetylation sites mediated by Schistosoma mansoni GCN5. de Moraes Maciel R, da Costa RF, de Oliveira FM, Rumjanek FD, Fantappié MR. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 May 23;370(1):53-6. Epub 2008 Mar 17.

384. A new miracidia hatching device for diagnosing schistosomiasis. Jurberg AD, Oliveira AA, Lenzi HL, Coelho PM. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2008 Feb;103(1):112-4. Epub 2008 Jan 31.

385. Identification of oxadiazoles as new drug leads for the control of schistosomiasis. Sayed AA, Simeonov A, Thomas CJ, Inglese J, Austin CP, Williams DL. Nat Med. 2008 Apr;14(4):407-12. Epub 2008 Mar 16.

386. Gr1+IL-4-producing innate cells are induced in response to Th2 stimuli and suppress Th1-dependent antibody responses. McKee AS, MacLeod M, White J, Crawford F, Kappler JW, Marrack P. Int Immunol. 2008 May;20(5):659-69. Epub 2008 Mar 14.

387. Meclonazepam analogues as potential new antihelmintic agents. Mahajan A, Kumar V, Mansour NR, Bickle Q, Chibale K. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Apr 1;18(7):2333-6. Epub 2008 Mar 6.

388. [Cutaneous schistosomiasis: six cases] Traoré A, Barro-Traoré F, Goumbri-Lompo O, Niamba P, Diatto GN, Tapsoba P, Nikiéma V, Ilboudo L, Bonkoungou M, Heid E, Grosshans E, Soudré BR. Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2008 Jan;135(1):71-2. Epub 2008 Jan 18. French. No abstract available.

389. Schistosoma reflexum in a cat: insights into aetiopathogenesis. Mateo I, Camón J. J Feline Med Surg. 2008 Aug;10(4):376-9. Epub 2008 Mar 12.

390. Could neurocysticercosis be the cause of "onchocerciasis-associated" epileptic seizures? Katabarwa M, Lakwo T, Habumogisha P, Richards F, Eberhard M. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Mar;78(3):400-1.

391. Schistosoma mansoni: melatonin enhances efficacy of cercarial and soluble worm antigens in the induction of protective immunity against infection in the hamster. Soliman MF, El Shenawy NS, El Arabi SE. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Jun;119(2):291-5. Epub 2008 Feb 6. 392. Molecular epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni: a robust, high-throughput method to assess multiple microsatellite markers from individual miracidia. Steinauer ML, Agola LE, Mwangi IN, Mkoji GM, Loker ES. Infect Genet Evol. 2008 Jan;8(1):68- 73.

393. The protective efficacy against Schistosoma japonicum infection by immunization with DNA vaccine and levamisole as adjuvant in mice. Wang X, Jin H, Du X, Cai C, Yu Y, Zhao G, Su B, Huang S, Hu Y, Luo D, She R, Luo X, Zeng X, Yi X, Wang B. Vaccine. 2008 Mar 28;26(15):1832-45. Epub 2008 Feb 22.

394. Piggybacking schistosome invasion: similarities are only skin deep. Pleass RJ, Aboobaker AA, Schmitt AO. Trends Parasitol. 2008 Apr;24(4):153-6. Epub 2008 Mar 7.

395. Fasciola gigantica and Schistosoma mansoni: vaccine potential of recombinant glutathione S-transferase (rFgGST26) against infections in mice. Preyavichyapugdee N, Sahaphong S, Riengrojpitak S, Grams R, Viyanant V, Sobhon P. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Jun;119(2):229-37. Epub 2008 Feb 6.

396. Expression, immunolocalization and serodiagnostic value of a myophilin-like protein from Schistosoma japonicum. Peng H, Song K, Huang C, Ye S, Song H, Hu W, Han Z, McManus DP, Zhao G, Zhang Q. Exp Parasitol. 2008 May;119(1):117- 24. Epub 2008 Feb 8.

397. The effect of antioxidant properties of aqueous garlic extract and Nigella sativa as anti-schistosomiasis agents in mice. El Shenawy NS, Soliman MF, Reyad SI. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2008 Jan-Feb;50(1):29-36.

398. Reverse genetics and the study of the immune response to schistosomes. Pearce EJ, Freitas TC. Parasite Immunol. 2008 Apr;30(4):215-21. Review.

399. Proteomic profiling reveals that Th2-inducing dendritic cells stimulated with helminth antigens have a 'limited maturation' phenotype. Ferret-Bernard S, Curwen RS, Mountford AP. Proteomics. 2008 Mar;8(5):980-93.

400. The unacknowledged impact of chronic schistosomiasis. King CH, Dangerfield-Cha M. Chronic Illn. 2008 Mar;4(1):65-79. Review.

401. Ethnopharmacological uses of Erythrina senegalensis: a comparison of three areas in Mali, and a link between traditional knowledge and modern biological science. Togola A, Austarheim I, Theïs A, Diallo D, Paulsen BS. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008 Mar 5;4:6.

402. B cell response is required for granuloma formation in the early infection of Schistosoma japonicum. Ji F, Liu Z, Cao J, Li N, Liu Z, Zuo J, Chen Y, Wang X, Sun J. PLoS ONE. 2008 Mar 5;3(3):e1724.

403. Decision-model estimation of the age-specific disability weight for schistosomiasis japonica: a systematic review of the literature. Finkelstein JL, Schleinitz MD, Carabin H, McGarvey ST. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Mar 5;2(3):e158. 404. Schistosomiasis Japonica: The DALYs Recaptured. King CH. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Mar 5;2(3):e203. No abstract available.

405. T cell epitope-based peptide-DNA dual vaccine induces protective immunity against Schistosoma japonicum infection in C57BL/6J mice. Zhang L, Yang Y, Yang X, Zhao J, Yang J, Liu F, Zhang Z, Wu G, Su C. Microbes Infect. 2008 Mar;10(3):251- 9. Epub 2007 Dec 5.

406. [Focusing of Schistosoma haematobium transmission in irrigated perimeters of the Niger valley (Niger): importance of malacological factors] Labbo R, Ernould JC, Djibrilla A, Garba A, Chippaux JP. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 2008 Feb;56(1):3-9. Epub 2008 Mar 7. French.

407. Synthetic peptides as an antigenic base in an ELISA for laboratory diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni. de Oliveira EJ, Kanamura HY, Takei K, Hirata RD, Valli LC, Nguyen NY, de Carvalho Rodrigues I, de Jesus AR, Hirata MH. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Apr;102(4):360-6.

408. Bilharzial lymphadenitis, a case report. Sharaf Eldin O, Nada N, Eldosoky I. Histopathology. 2008 Apr;52(5):655-6. Epub 2008 Feb 23. No abstract available.

409. Invasive low-grade urothelial carcinoma in a bladder biopsy associated with high- stage disease and masquerading as schistosomiasis. Kim B, Robertson SJ, Belanger EC, Mai KT. Can J Urol. 2008 Feb;15(1):3933-5.

410. Bladder cancer in Africa. Heyns CF, van der Merwe A. Can J Urol. 2008 Feb;15(1):3899-908. Review.

411. The schistosomiasis research agenda-what now? Bethony JM, Loukas A. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Feb 27;2(2):e207. No abstract available.

412. Glutathione reductase and thioredoxin reductase at the crossroad: the structure of Schistosoma mansoni thioredoxin glutathione reductase. Angelucci F, Miele AE, Boumis G, Dimastrogiovanni D, Brunori M, Bellelli A. Proteins. 2008 Aug 15;72(3):936-45.

413. Diversity of bird schistosomes in anseriform birds in Iceland based on egg measurements and egg morphology. Skírnisson K, Kolárová L. Parasitol Res. 2008 Jun;103(1):43-50.

414. Prevalence of gastric varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy in patients with Symmers periportal fibrosis. Mudawi H, Ali Y, El Tahir M. Ann Saudi Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;28(1):42-4.

415. The use of cercariae infection of the Bulinus truncattus snail for evaluation of schistosomiasis control in Iran. Farahnak A, Mobedi I, Eshraghian MR. Ann Saudi Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;28(1):59. No abstract available.

416. Distribution and expression levels of somatostatin and somatostatin receptors in the ileum of normal and acutely Schistosoma mansoni-infected SSTR2 knockout/lacZ knockin mice. Van Op den Bosch J, Lantermann K, Torfs P, Van Marck E, Van Nassauw L, Timmermans JP. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2008 Jul;20(7):798-807. Epub 2008 Feb 19.

417. An integrated approach to identify distribution of Oncomelania hupensis, the intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum, in a mountainous region in China. Yang K, Wang XH, Yang GJ, Wu XH, Qi YL, Li HJ, Zhou XN. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Jul;38(8-9):1007-16. Epub 2008 Jan 24.

418. Methyl jasmonate induces cell cycle block and cell death in the amitochondriate parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. Ofer K, Gold D, Flescher E. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Jul;38(8-9):959-68. Epub 2008 Jan 26.

419. Comparative real-time PCR and enzyme analysis of selected gender-associated molecules in Schistosoma japonicum. Moertel L, Gobert GN, McManus DP. Parasitology. 2008 Apr;135(5):575-83. Epub 2008 Feb 25.

420. Developmentally regulated expression, alternative splicing and distinct sub- groupings in members of the Schistosoma mansoni venom allergen-like (SmVAL) gene family. Chalmers IW, McArdle AJ, Coulson RM, Wagner MA, Schmid R, Hirai H, Hoffmann KF. BMC Genomics. 2008 Feb 23;9:89.

421. Rigid ureteroscopy for ureteral stones: factors associated with intraoperative adverse events. Abdelrahim AF, Abdelmaguid A, Abuzeid H, Amin M, Mousa el-S, Abdelrahim F. J Endourol. 2008 Feb;22(2):277-80.

422. Prior selfing and the selfing syndrome in animals: an experimental approach in the freshwater snail Biomphalaria pfeifferi. Tian-Bi YN, N'Goran EK, N'Guetta SP, Matthys B, Sangare A, Jarne P. Genet Res. 2008 Feb;90(1):61-72.

423. Hammerhead redux: does the new structure fit the old biochemical data? Nelson JA, Uhlenbeck OC. RNA. 2008 Apr;14(4):605-15. Epub 2008 Feb 20. Review.

424. Differentiating cirrhosis and chronic hepatosplenic schistosomiasis using MRI. Bezerra AS, D'Ippolito G, Caldana RP, Leopoldino DD, Batista GR, Borges DR, Lopes Filho Gde J, Ahmed M. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Mar;190(3):W201-7.

425. Hepatosplenomegaly is associated with low regulatory and Th2 responses to schistosome antigens in childhood schistosomiasis and malaria coinfection. Wilson S, Jones FM, Mwatha JK, Kimani G, Booth M, Kariuki HC, Vennervald BJ, Ouma JH, Muchiri E, Dunne DW. Infect Immun. 2008 May;76(5):2212-8. Epub 2008 Feb 19.

426. Cloning and characterization of a cDNA fragment encoding a Schistosoma mansoni actin-binding protein (Smfilamin). Mohamed MR, Shalaby KA, LoVerde PT, Abd Allah NM, Karim AM. Parasitol Res. 2008 Apr;102(5):1035-42. Epub 2008 Feb 19.

427. Schistosome asparaginyl endopeptidase (legumain) is not essential for cathepsin B1 activation in vivo. Krautz-Peterson G, Skelly PJ. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 May;159(1):54-8. Epub 2008 Jan 4.

428. Molecular and functional characterization of a tandem-repeat galectin from the freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata, intermediate host of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni. Yoshino TP, Dinguirard N, Kunert J, Hokke CH. Gene. 2008 Mar 31;411(1-2):46-58. Epub 2008 Jan 17.

429. Polysaccharides from Antrodia camphorata mycelia extracts possess immunomodulatory activity and inhibits infection of Schistosoma mansoni. Chen YJ, Cheng PC, Lin CN, Liao HF, Chen YY, Chen CC, Lee KM. Int Immunopharmacol. 2008 Mar;8(3):458-67. Epub 2007 Dec 28.

430. [Serology as a diagnostic tool for surveillance and control of schistosomiasis in Holambra, São Paulo State, Brazil] Gargioni C, Silva RM, Thomé CM, Quadros CM, Kanamura HY. Cad Saude Publica. 2008 Feb;24(2):373-9. Portuguese.

431. Spinal cord schistosomiasis japonica: a report of 4 cases. Jiang YG, Zhang MM, Xiang J. Surg Neurol. 2008 Apr;69(4):392-7. Epub 2008 Feb 13.

432. A STAT6 gene polymorphism is associated with high infection levels in urinary schistosomiasis. He H, Isnard A, Kouriba B, Cabantous S, Dessein A, Doumbo O, Chevillard C. Genes Immun. 2008 Apr;9(3):195-206. Epub 2008 Feb 14.

433. Small-bowel obstruction due to bilharziasis. Al Hanaei A, Hefny AF, El Teraifi H, Abu Zidan FM. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2008 Mar;43(3):382-3. No abstract available.

434. Helminth Infection and Eosinophilia and the Risk of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in 1- to 6-Year-Old Children in a Malaria Endemic Area. Bejon P, Mwangi TW, Lowe B, Peshu N, Hill AV, Marsh K. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Feb 6;2(1):e164.

435. Physiological changes and molluscicidal effects of crude latex and Milin on Biomphalaria glabrata. Yadav SC, Jagannadham MV. Chemosphere. 2008 Apr;71(7):1295-300. Epub 2008 Feb 11.

436. Schistosoma mansoni: chemoreception through n-acetyl-d-galactosamine-containing receptors in females offers insight into increased severity of schistosomiasis in individuals with blood group A. Haseeb MA, Thors C, Linder E, Eveland LK. Exp Parasitol. 2008 May;119(1):67-73. Epub 2008 Jan 10.

437. Proteome analysis of the cardiac and pericardial tissue of Biomphalaria tenagophila populations susceptible and resistant to Schistosoma mansoni infection. Jannotti- Passos LK, Andrade HM, Caldeira RL, Romanha AJ, Murta SM, Chapeaurouge DA, Perales J, Coelho PM, Carvalho OS. Acta Trop. 2008 Mar;105(3):229-34. Epub 2007 Dec 23.

438. I-STOD: a new standardization method for analysing indirect-ELISA results of a schistosomiasis field study. Luo J, Xu J, Zhang Y, Shan H, Zhang S, Zhang M, Tu X, Ji M, Chen F, Knopf PM, Kurtis J, Wu G, Wu HW. Parasitology. 2008 Apr;135(4):453-65. Epub 2008 Feb 11.

439. Cryptic parasite infection in recent West African immigrants with relative eosinophilia. Carranza-Rodriguez C, Pardo-Lledias J, Muro-Alvarez A, Pérez- Arellano JL. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Mar 15;46(6):e48-50. 440. Experimental vaccines in animal models for schistosomiasis. Siddiqui AA, Ahmad G, Damian RT, Kennedy RC. Parasitol Res. 2008 Apr;102(5):825-33. Epub 2008 Feb 8. Review.

441. Reversibility of schistosomal periportal thickening/fibrosis after praziquantel therapy: a twenty-six month follow-up study in Ethiopia. Berhe N, Myrvang B, Gundersen SG. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Feb;78(2):228-34.

442. Potential impact of climate change on schistosomiasis transmission in China. Zhou XN, Yang GJ, Yang K, Wang XH, Hong QB, Sun LP, Malone JB, Kristensen TK, Bergquist NR, Utzinger J. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Feb;78(2):188-94.

443. Where snails no longer fear to tread. King CH. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Feb;78(2):185. No abstract available.

444. Treatment of helminth co-infection in HIV-1 infected individuals in resource- limited settings. Walson JL, John-Stewart G. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Jan 23;(1):CD006419. Review.

445. A case of Schistosoma mansoni infection treated during the prepatent period. Enk MJ, Katz N, Zech Coelho PM. Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Feb;5(2):112-5.

446. IL-23 is required for the development of severe egg-induced immunopathology in schistosomiasis and for lesional expression of IL-17. Rutitzky LI, Bazzone L, Shainheit MG, Joyce-Shaikh B, Cua DJ, Stadecker MJ. J Immunol. 2008 Feb 15;180(4):2486-95.

447. The effects of T cell deficiency on the development of worms and granuloma formation in mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum. Cheng YL, Song WJ, Liu WQ, Lei JH, Mo HM, Ruppel A, Li YL. Parasitol Res. 2008 May;102(6):1129-34. Epub 2008 Feb 2.

448. Schistosoma mansoni encodes SMT3B and SMT3C molecules responsible for post- translational modification of cellular proteins. Cabral FJ, Pereira OS Jr, Silva CS, Guerra-Sá R, Rodrigues V. Parasitol Int. 2008 Jun;57(2):172-8. Epub 2007 Dec 15.

449. Design and testing of PCR primers for the construction of scFv libraries representing the immunoglobulin repertoire of rats. Sepulveda J, Shoemaker CB. J Immunol Methods. 2008 Mar 20;332(1-2):92-102. Epub 2008 Jan 17.

450. Schistosoma mansoni: evaluation of an RNAi-based treatment targeting HGPRTase gene. Pereira TC, Pascoal VD, Marchesini RB, Maia IG, Magalhães LA, Zanotti- Magalhães EM, Lopes-Cendes I. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Apr;118(4):619-23. Epub 2008 Jan 30.

451. Triple co-administration of ivermectin, albendazole and praziquantel in zanzibar: a safety study. Mohammed KA, Haji HJ, Gabrielli AF, Mubila L, Biswas G, Chitsulo L, Bradley MH, Engels D, Savioli L, Molyneux DH. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Jan 23;2(1):e171. 452. Quantitative High-Throughput Screen Identifies Inhibitors of the Schistosoma mansoni Redox Cascade. Simeonov A, Jadhav A, Sayed AA, Wang Y, Nelson ME, Thomas CJ, Inglese J, Williams DL, Austin CP. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Jan 2;2(1):e127.

453. Recent advances in understanding the mechanism of hemozoin (malaria pigment) formation. Egan TJ. J Inorg Biochem. 2008 May-Jun;102(5-6):1288-99. Epub 2007 Dec 23. Review.

454. Inter-specific parasite competition: mixed infections of Schistosoma mansoni and S. rodhaini in the definitive host. Norton AJ, Webster JP, Kane RA, Rollinson D. Parasitology. 2008 Apr;135(4):473-84. Epub 2008 Jan 24.

455. Model-based insights into multi-host transmission and control of schistosomiasis. Liang S, Spear RC. PLoS Med. 2008 Jan 22;5(1):e23. No abstract available.

456. Multi-host transmission dynamics of Schistosoma japonicum in Samar province, the Philippines. Riley S, Carabin H, Bélisle P, Joseph L, Tallo V, Balolong E, Willingham AL, Fernandez TJ, Gonzales RO, Olveda R, McGarvey ST. PLoS Med. 2008 Jan 22;5(1):e18.

457. An association between Schistosoma mansoni worms and an enzymatically-active protease/peptidase in mouse blood. Darani HY, Doenhoff MJ. Parasitology. 2008 Apr;135(4):467-72. Epub 2008 Jan 22.

458. Cerebral schistosomiasis japonica without gastrointestinal system involvement. Zhou J, Li G, Xia J, Xiao B, Bi F, Liu D, Chen C. Surg Neurol. 2008 Jan 18. [Epub ahead of print]

459. Prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum infection of Oncomelania quadrasi snail colonies in 50 irrigated and rain-fed villages of Samar Province, the Philippines. Madsen H, Carabin H, Balolong D, Tallo VL, Olveda R, Yuan M, McGarvey ST. Acta Trop. 2008 Mar;105(3):235-41. Epub 2007 Dec 8.

460. Genetic epidemiology of human schistosomiasis in Brazil. Bethony JM, Quinnell RJ. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):166-74. Epub 2007 Dec 8. Review.

461. Does Schistosoma-associated bladder cancer differ from urothelial cancer? Proof from the laboratory and clinic. Zaghloul MS. Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2008 Jan 15;180(2):160-2. No abstract available.

462. Infectious diseases in paediatric pathology: experience from a developing country. Peres LC, Saggioro FP, Dias LB Jr, Alves VA, Brasil RA, Luiz VE, Neder L, Rosman FC, Fleury RN, Ura S, Orsi AT, Talhari C, Ferreira LC, Ramos SG, Rey LC, Martinez-Espinosa FE, Sim F, Filho OE, Duarte MI, Lambertucci JR, Chimelli LM, Rosa PS, Belone Ade F. Pathology. 2008 Feb;40(2):161-75. Review.

463. Current status of vaccines for schistosomiasis. McManus DP, Loukas A. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2008 Jan;21(1):225-42. Review. 464. Diversity and cercarial shedding of malaco fauna collected from water bodies of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. Devi NP, Jauhari RK. Acta Trop. 2008 Mar;105(3):249-52. Epub 2007 Dec 8.

465. Predicting the impact of long-term temperature changes on the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis: a mechanistic model. Mangal TD, Paterson S, Fenton A. PLoS ONE. 2008 Jan 16;3(1):e1438.

466. Serum antibody screening by surface plasmon resonance using a natural glycan microarray. de Boer AR, Hokke CH, Deelder AM, Wuhrer M. Glycoconj J. 2008 Jan;25(1):75-84. Epub 2008 Jan 12.

467. Control of transcription in Schistosoma mansoni: chromatin remodeling and other regulatory elements. Fantappíé MR, de Oliveira FM, de Moraes Maciel dos Santos R, Mansure JJ, Furtado DR, de Abreu da Silva IC, Rumjanek FD. Acta Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;108(2-3):186-93. Epub 2007 Dec 4. Review.

468. The changing patterns of bladder cancer in Egypt over the past 26 years. Felix AS, Soliman AS, Khaled H, Zaghloul MS, Banerjee M, El-Baradie M, El-Kalawy M, Abd-Elsayed AA, Ismail K, Hablas A, Seifeldin IA, Ramadan M, Wilson ML. Cancer Causes Control. 2008 May;19(4):421-9. Epub 2008 Jan 10.

469. A combined strategy to improve the control of Schistosoma mansoni in areas of low prevalence in Brazil. Enk MJ, Lima AC, Massara CL, Coelho PM, Schall VT. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jan;78(1):140-6.

470. A model for the prediction of Oncomelania hupensis in the lake and marshland regions, China. Zhang Z, Ong S, Peng W, Zhou Y, Zhuang J, Zhao G, Jiang Q. Parasitol Int. 2008 Jun;57(2):121-31. Epub 2007 Oct 11.

471. Expression analysis of highly polymorphic mucin proteins (Sm PoMuc) from the parasite Schistosoma mansoni. Roger E, Gourbal B, Grunau C, Pierce RJ, Galinier R, Mitta G. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Feb;157(2):217-27. Epub 2007 Dec 3.

472. The antischistosomal efficacies of artesunate-sulfamethoxypyrazine-pyrimethamine and artemether-lumefantrine administered as treatment for uncomplicated, Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Adam I, Elhardello OA, Elhadi MO, Abdalla E, Elmardi KA, Jansen FH. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2008 Jan;102(1):39-44.

473. A schistosomiasis model with mating structure and time delay. Castillo-Chavez C, Feng Z, Xu D. Math Biosci. 2008 Feb;211(2):333-41. Epub 2007 Nov 22.

474. Assessment of Schistosoma mansoni induced intestinal inflammation by means of eosinophil cationic protein, eosinophil protein X and myeloperoxidase before and after treatment with praziquantel. Reimert CM, Tukahebwa EM, Kabatereine NB, Dunne DW, Vennervald BJ. Acta Trop. 2008 Mar;105(3):253-9. Epub 2007 Nov 29.

475. Multiplex real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium infection in stool samples collected in northern Senegal. ten Hove RJ, Verweij JJ, Vereecken K, Polman K, Dieye L, van Lieshout L. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Feb;102(2):179-85. Epub 2008 Jan 3. 476. Chemical attractants of human skin for swimming Schistosoma mansoni cercariae. Haeberlein S, Haas W. Parasitol Res. 2008 Mar;102(4):657-62. Epub 2007 Dec 23.

477. Swimming behaviour of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae: responses to irradiance changes and skin attractants. Brachs S, Haas W. Parasitol Res. 2008 Mar;102(4):685-90. Epub 2007 Dec 22.

478. Immunologic activity of schistosomal and bacterial TLR2 ligands in Gabonese children. Retra K, van Riet E, Adegnika AA, Everts B, van Geest S, Kremsner PG, van Hellemond JJ, van der Kleij D, Tielens AG, Yazdanbakhsh M. Parasite Immunol. 2008 Jan;30(1):39-46.

479. Comparative genomics of human-like Schistosoma japonicum genes indicates a putative mechanism for host-parasite relationship. Yu F, Li Y, Liu L, Li Y. Genomics. 2008 Feb;91(2):152-7.

480. Molecular determinants of compatibility polymorphism in the Biomphalaria glabrata/Schistosoma mansoni model: new candidates identified by a global comparative proteomics approach. Roger E, Mitta G, Moné Y, Bouchut A, Rognon A, Grunau C, Boissier J, Théron A, Gourbal BE. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Feb;157(2):205-16. Epub 2007 Nov 17.

481. Haemozoin formation. Egan TJ. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Feb;157(2):127-36. Epub 2007 Nov 17. Review.

482. In vivo immunomodulatory effects of Antrodia camphorata polysaccharides in a T1/T2 doubly transgenic mouse model for inhibiting infection of Schistosoma mansoni. Cheng PC, Hsu CY, Chen CC, Lee KM. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2008 Mar 1;227(2):291-8. Epub 2007 Nov 7.

483. Use of triclabendazole for treatment of patients co-infected by Fasciola spp. and S. mansoni in Behera Governorate, Egypt. Barduagni P, Hassanein Y, Mohamed M, Wakeel AE, Sayed ME, Hallaj Z, Curtale F. Parasitol Res. 2008 Mar;102(4):631-3. Epub 2007 Dec 12.

484. RNA interference of Schistosoma mansoni cathepsin D, the apical enzyme of the hemoglobin proteolysis cascade. Morales ME, Rinaldi G, Gobert GN, Kines KJ, Tort JF, Brindley PJ. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 Feb;157(2):160-8. Epub 2007 Nov 1.

485. Unique functions of the type II interleukin 4 receptor identified in mice lacking the interleukin 13 receptor alpha1 chain. Ramalingam TR, Pesce JT, Sheikh F, Cheever AW, Mentink-Kane MM, Wilson MS, Stevens S, Valenzuela DM, Murphy AJ, Yancopoulos GD, Urban JF Jr, Donnelly RP, Wynn TA. Nat Immunol. 2008 Jan;9(1):25-33. Epub 2007 Dec 9.

486. Specific tyrosine phosphorylation induced in Schistosoma mansoni miracidia by haemolymph from schistosome susceptible, but not resistant, Biomphalaria glabrata. Walker AJ, Rollinson D. Parasitology. 2008 Mar;135(3):337-45. Epub 2007 Dec 6. 487. Real-time PCR for detection of low intensity Schistosoma japonicum infections in a pig model. Lier T, Johansen MV, Hjelmevoll SO, Vennervald BJ, Simonsen GS. Acta Trop. 2008 Jan;105(1):74-80. Epub 2007 Oct 13.

488. A systemic granulomatous response to Schistosoma mansoni eggs alters responsiveness of bone-marrow-derived macrophages to Toll-like receptor agonists. Joshi AD, Raymond T, Coelho AL, Kunkel SL, Hogaboam CM. J Leukoc Biol. 2008 Feb;83(2):314-24. Epub 2007 Nov 20.

489. sTNFR-II and sICAM-1 are associated with acute disease and hepatic inflammation in schistosomiasis japonica. Ellis MK, Li Y, Hou X, Chen H, McManus DP. Int J Parasitol. 2008 May;38(6):717-23. Epub 2007 Oct 12.

490. Minimal and extended hammerheads utilize a similar dynamic reaction mechanism for catalysis. Nelson JA, Uhlenbeck OC. RNA. 2008 Jan;14(1):43-54. Epub 2007 Nov 12.

491. Mass spectrometric detection of urinary oligosaccharides as markers of Schistosoma mansoni infection. Robijn ML, Planken J, Kornelis D, Hokke CH, Deelder AM. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jan;102(1):79-83. Epub 2007 Nov 9.

492. Micro-epidemiology of urinary schistosomiasis in Zanzibar: Local risk factors associated with distribution of infections among schoolchildren and relevance for control. Rudge JW, Stothard JR, Basáñez MG, Mgeni AF, Khamis IS, Khamis AN, Rollinson D. Acta Trop. 2008 Jan;105(1):45-54. Epub 2007 Oct 2.

493. Transgenesis of schistosomes: approaches employing mobile genetic elements. Mann VH, Morales ME, Kines KJ, Brindley PJ. Parasitology. 2008 Feb;135(2):141- 53. Epub 2007 Nov 9. Review.

494. Schistosomiasis: an unexpected finding in an inguinal hernia sac. Pawel BR, Osman J, Nance ML, McGowan KL. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2008 Sep-Oct;11(5):402-4. Epub 2007 Jun 7.

495. Regulation of hydrogen peroxide release in circulating hemocytes of the planorbid snail Biomphalaria glabrata. Humphries JE, Yoshino TP. Dev Comp Immunol. 2008;32(5):554-62. Epub 2007 Oct 16.

496. Parasitic diseases in the abdomen: imaging findings. Lim JH. Abdom Imaging. 2008 Mar-Apr;33(2):130-2. Review.

497. Dracunculiasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, and trachoma. Hopkins DR, Richards FO Jr, Ruiz-Tiben E, Emerson P, Withers PC Jr. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008;1136:45-52. Epub 2007 Oct 22.

498. Potential for integrated control of neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia. Tadesse Z, Hailemariam A, Kolaczinski JH. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Mar;102(3):213-4. Epub 2007 Oct 22. Review.

499. Up-converting phosphor technology-based lateral flow assay for detection of Schistosoma circulating anodic antigen in serum. Corstjens PL, van Lieshout L, Zuiderwijk M, Kornelis D, Tanke HJ, Deelder AM, van Dam GJ. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Jan;46(1):171-6. Epub 2007 Oct 17.

500. Differential use of protease families for invasion by schistosome cercariae. Dvorák J, Mashiyama ST, Braschi S, Sajid M, Knudsen GM, Hansell E, Lim KC, Hsieh I, Bahgat M, Mackenzie B, Medzihradszky KF, Babbitt PC, Caffrey CR, McKerrow JH. Biochimie. 2008 Feb;90(2):345-58. Epub 2007 Sep 8.

501. Bayesian spatial analysis of a national urinary schistosomiasis questionnaire to assist geographic targeting of schistosomiasis control in Tanzania, East Africa. Clements AC, Brooker S, Nyandindi U, Fenwick A, Blair L. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Mar;38(3-4):401-15. Epub 2007 Sep 2.

502. Schistosomiasis of the liver. Manzella A, Ohtomo K, Monzawa S, Lim JH. Abdom Imaging. 2008 Mar-Apr;33(2):144-50. Review.

503. Neurological complications of Schistosoma infection. Carod-Artal FJ. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Feb;102(2):107-16. Epub 2007 Oct 1. Review.

504. Identification and cloning of a novel tetraspanin (TSP) homologue from Brugia malayi. Gnanasekar M, Anand SB, Ramaswamy K. DNA Seq. 2008 Apr;19(2):151- 6.

505. Genetic diversity and population structuring of Schistosoma mansoni in a Brazilian village. Thiele EA, Sorensen RE, Gazzinelli A, Minchella DJ. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Mar;38(3-4):389-99. Epub 2007 Aug 6.

506. Praziquantel and the benzodiazepine Ro 11-3128 do not compete for the same binding sites in schistosomes. Pica-Mattoccia L, Ruppel A, Xia CM, Cioli D. Parasitology. 2008 Jan;135(Pt 1):47-54. Epub 2007 Sep 4.

507. Resisting control of neglected tropical diseases: dilemmas in the mass treatment of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in north-west Uganda. Parker M, Allen T, Hastings J. J Biosoc Sci. 2008 Mar;40(2):161-81. Epub 2007 Aug 30.

508. Lysophospholipase from the human blood fluke, Schistosoma japonicum. Fan J, Yang W, Brindley PJ. Int J Infect Dis. 2008 Mar;12(2):143-51. Epub 2007 Aug 20.

509. Schistosoma mansoni: the dicer gene and its expression. Krautz-Peterson G, Skelly PJ. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Jan;118(1):122-8. Epub 2007 Jul 19.

510. Surgical treatment of epilepsy with chronic cerebral granuloma caused by Schistosoma japonicum. Lei T, Shu K, Chen X, Li L. Epilepsia. 2008 Jan;49(1):73- 9. Epub 2007 Jul 28.

511. Proteases from Schistosoma mansoni cercariae cleave IgE at solvent exposed interdomain regions. Aslam A, Quinn P, McIntosh RS, Shi J, Ghumra A, McKerrow JH, Bunting KA, Dunne DW, Doenhoff MJ, Morrison SL, Zhang K, Pleass RJ. Mol Immunol. 2008 Jan;45(2):567-74. Epub 2007 Jul 12.

512. Cercarial dermatitis and lake eutrophication in south-central Chile. Valdovinos C, Balboa C. Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Mar;136(3):391-4. Epub 2007 Jun 7. 513. Androgen profiles among Egyptian adults considering liver status. Aguilar CE, Soliman AS, McConnell DS, Zekri AR, Banerjee M, Omar A, Sharawy M, Omar S, Raouf A, Sowers MR. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Jul;23(7 Pt 2):e137-45. Epub 2007 May 24.