Tropical Medicine & Surgery

Gail M Williams

Publications

• Review Article
  Bilharzia: Pathology, Diagnosis, Management and Control
  Author(s): David U Olveda, Yuesheng Li, Remigio M Olveda, Alfred K Lam, Thao N P Chau, Donald A Harn, Gail M Williams, Darren J Gray and Allen G P RossDavid U Olveda, Yuesheng Li, Remigio M Olveda, Alfred K Lam, Thao N P Chau, Donald A Harn, Gail M Williams, Darren J Gray and Allen G P Ross
  
  More than one billion people travel internationally each year and approximately 100 million to the tropics. Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by trematode blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. It currently infects over 250 million people worldwide and results in approximately 25 million disability adjusted life years lost. Clinical manifestations depend on the affected organ. Subtle morbidities have also been documented including: growth retardation, anaemia and poor cognitive function in children. While schistosomiasis has been eradicated from Japan and significantly reduced in parts of China and Egypt, transmission in many other regions remains ongoing due to the wide-spread distribution of the intermediate snail host, poor sanitation, lack of health education and decreasing compliance to mass drug administration. Integrated control has significantly reduced th.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9088.1000135

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