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Urogenital schistosomiasis infection prevalence targets to determine elimination as a public health problem based on microhematuria prevalence in school-age children.

by Ryan E Wiegand, Fiona M Fleming, Anne Straily, Susan P Montgomery, Sake J de Vlas, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou, W Evan Secor
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021)

Geostatistical model-based estimates of Schistosomiasis prevalence among individuals aged ≤ 20 years in West Africa.

by Nadine Schur, Eveline Hürlimann, Amadou Garba, Mamadou S Traoré, Omar Ndir, Raoult C Ratard, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Thomas K Kristensen, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2011)

Infant and child mortality in relation to malaria transmission in KEMRI/CDC HDSS, Western Kenya: validation of verbal autopsy

by Nyaguara O. Amek, Annemieke Van Eijk, Kim A. Lindblade, Mary Hamel, Nabie Bayoh, John Gimnig, Kayla F. Laserson, Laurence Slutsker, Thomas Smith, Penelope Vounatsou
Published in Malaria Journal (2018)

Diagnostic comparison between FECPAKG2 and the Kato-Katz method for analyzing soil-transmitted helminth eggs in stool.

by Wendelin Moser, Oliver Bärenbold, Greg J Mirams, Piet Cools, Johnny Vlaminck, Said M Ali, Shaali M Ame, Jan Hattendorf, Penelope Vounatsou, Bruno Levecke, Jennifer Keiser
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

The potential of pregnant women as a sentinel population for malaria surveillance

by Nina C. Brunner, Frank Chacky, Renata Mandike, Ally Mohamed, Manuela Runge, Sumaiyya G. Thawer, Amanda Ross, Penelope Vounatsou, Christian Lengeler, Fabrizio Molteni, Manuel W. Hetzel
Published in Malaria Journal (2019)

Efficacy of praziquantel against Schistosoma mekongi and Opisthorchis viverrini: a randomized, single-blinded dose-comparison trial.

by Leonore Lovis, Tippi K Mak, Khampheng Phongluxa, Phonepasong Ayé Soukhathammavong, Youthanavanh Vonghachack, Jennifer Keiser, Penelope Vounatsou, Marcel Tanner, Christoph Hatz, Jürg Utzinger, Peter Odermatt, Kongsap Akkhavong
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2012)

Bayesian risk mapping and model-based estimation of Schistosoma haematobium-Schistosoma mansoni co-distribution in Côte d'Ivoire.

by Frédérique Chammartin, Clarisse A Houngbedji, Eveline Hürlimann, Richard B Yapi, Kigbafori D Silué, Gotianwa Soro, Ferdinand N Kouamé, Eliézer K N Goran, Jürg Utzinger, Giovanna Raso, Penelope Vounatsou
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2014)

Infection and co-infection with helminths and Plasmodium among school children in Côte d'Ivoire: results from a National Cross-Sectional Survey.

by Richard B Yapi, Eveline Hürlimann, Clarisse A Houngbedji, Prisca B Ndri, Kigbafori D Silué, Gotianwa Soro, Ferdinand N Kouamé, Penelope Vounatsou, Thomas Fürst, Eliézer K N'Goran, Jürg Utzinger, Giovanna Raso
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2014)

Accuracy of urine circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) test for Schistosoma mansoni diagnosis in different settings of Côte d'Ivoire.

by Jean T Coulibaly, Stefanie Knopp, Nicaise A N'Guessan, Kigbafori D Silué, Thomas Fürst, Laurent K Lohourignon, Jean K Brou, Yve K N'Gbesso, Penelope Vounatsou, Eliézer K N'Goran, Jürg Utzinger
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2011)

Associations between infection intensity categories and morbidity prevalence in school-age children are much stronger for Schistosoma haematobium than for S. mansoni.

by Ryan E Wiegand, W Evan Secor, Fiona M Fleming, Michael D French, Charles H King, Arminder K Deol, Susan P Montgomery, Darin Evans, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou, Sake J de Vlas
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021)

Bayesian geostatistical model-based estimates of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Nigeria, including annual deworming requirements.

by Akinola S Oluwole, Uwem F Ekpo, Dimitrios-Alexios Karagiannis-Voules, Eniola M Abe, Francisca O Olamiju, Sunday Isiyaku, Chukwu Okoronkwo, Yisa Saka, Obiageli J Nebe, Eka I Braide, Chiedu F Mafiana, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2015)

A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings.

by Katharina Klohe, Benjamin G Koudou, Alan Fenwick, Fiona Fleming, Amadou Garba, Anouk Gouvras, Emma M Harding-Esch, Stefanie Knopp, David Molyneux, Susan D'Souza, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou, Johannes Waltz, Yaobi Zhang, David Rollinson
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021)

Estimating true prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni from population summary measures based on the Kato-Katz diagnostic technique.

by Oliver Bärenbold, Amadou Garba, Daniel G Colley, Fiona M Fleming, Rufin K Assaré, Edridah M Tukahebwa, Biruck Kebede, Jean T Coulibaly, Eliézer K N'Goran, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Pauline Mwinzi, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2021)

Modelling the relationship between malaria prevalence as a measure of transmission and mortality across age groups

by Sammy Khagayi, Meghna Desai, Nyaguara Amek, Vincent Were, Eric Donald Onyango, Christopher Odero, Kephas Otieno, Godfrey Bigogo, Stephen Munga, Frank Odhiambo, Mary J. Hamel, Simon Kariuki, Aaron M. Samuels, Laurence Slutsker, John Gimnig, Penelope Vounatsou
Published in Malaria Journal (2019)

Distribution and treatment needs of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Bangladesh: A Bayesian geostatistical analysis of 2017-2020 national survey data.

by Daniel J F Gerber, Sanjaya Dhakal, Md Nazmul Islam, Abdullah Al Kawsar, Md Abul Khair, Md Mujibur Rahman, Md Jahirul Karim, Md Shafiqur Rahman, M M Aktaruzzaman, Cara Tupps, Mariana Stephens, Paul M Emerson, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2023)

Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases.

by Eveline Hürlimann, Nadine Schur, Konstantina Boutsika, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Maiti Laserna de Himpsl, Kathrin Ziegelbauer, Nassor Laizer, Lukas Camenzind, Aurelio Di Pasquale, Uwem F Ekpo, Christopher Simoonga, Gabriel Mushinge, Christopher F L Saarnak, Jürg Utzinger, Thomas K Kristensen, Penelope Vounatsou
Published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2011)

Translating preventive chemotherapy prevalence thresholds for Schistosoma mansoni from the Kato-Katz technique into the point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen diagnostic test.

by Oliver Bärenbold, Amadou Garba, Daniel G Colley, Fiona M Fleming, Ayat A Haggag, Reda M R Ramzy, Rufin K Assaré, Edridah M Tukahebwa, Jean B Mbonigaba, Victor Bucumi, Biruck Kebede, Makoy S Yibi, Aboulaye Meité, Jean T Coulibaly, Eliézer K N'Goran, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Pauline Mwinzi, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou
Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2018)

Effectiveness of the innovative 1,7-malaria reactive community-based testing and response (1, 7-mRCTR) approach on malaria burden reduction in Southeastern Tanzania

by Yeromin P. Mlacha, Duoquan Wang, Prosper P. Chaki, Tegemeo Gavana, Zhengbin Zhou, Mihayo G. Michael, Rashid Khatib, Godlove Chila, Hajirani M. Msuya, Exavery Chaki, Christina Makungu, Kangming Lin, Ernest Tambo, Susan F. Rumisha, Sigsbert Mkude, Muhidin K. Mahende, Frank Chacky, Penelope Vounatsou, Marcel Tanner, Honorati Masanja, Maru Aregawi, Ellen Hertzmark, Ning Xiao, Salim Abdulla, Xiao-Nong Zhou
Published in Malaria Journal (2020)