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List of works by Birgitte J Vennervald

A late IL-33 response after exposure to Schistosoma haematobium antigen is associated with an up-regulation of IL-13 in human eosinophils

scientific article published on July 2013

A latent Markov modelling approach to the evaluation of circulating cathodic antigen strips for schistosomiasis diagnosis pre- and post-praziquantel treatment in Uganda

scientific article

A very high infection intensity of Schistosoma mansoni in a Ugandan Lake Victoria Fishing Community is required for association with highly prevalent organ related morbidity

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Adult resistance to schistosomiasis mansoni: age-dependence of reinfection remains constant in communities with diverse exposure patterns

scientific article

Aflatoxin exposure may contribute to chronic hepatomegaly in Kenyan school children

scientific article published on 27 February 2012

Age-adjusted Plasmodium falciparum antibody levels in school-aged children are a stable marker of microgeographical variations in exposure to Plasmodium infection

scientific article

Age-dependent reduction of schistosome fecundity in Schistosoma haematobium but not Schistosoma mansoni infections in humans.

scientific article published in September 1996

Age‐related antibody profiles in Schistosoma haematobium infections in a rural community in Zimbabwe ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 1996

Anemia and growth retardation associated with Schistosoma haematobium infection in Mali: a possible subtle impact of a neglected tropical disease

scientific article

Applied and basic research on the epidemiology, morbidity, and immunology of schistosomiasis in fishing communities on Lake Albert, Uganda

scientific article published on 15 December 2005

Assessment of Schistosoma mansoni induced intestinal inflammation by means of eosinophil cationic protein, eosinophil protein X and myeloperoxidase before and after treatment with praziquantel

scientific article published on 29 November 2007

Assessment of eosinophil cationic protein as a possible diagnostic marker for female genital schistosomiasis in women living in a Schistosoma haematobium endemic area

scientific article published in November 2003

Association of Urogenital Symptoms with History of Water Contact in Young Women in Areas Endemic for S. haematobium. A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural South Africa

scientific article

Associations between maternal helminth and malaria infections in pregnancy and clinical malaria in the offspring: a birth cohort in entebbe, Uganda

scientific article published on 31 July 2013

Changes in IgE- and antigen-dependent histamine-release in peripheral blood of Schistosoma mansoni-infected Ugandan fishermen after treatment with praziquantel

scientific article

Chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Ugandan fishermen: treatment can cause a rapid increase in interleukin-5 levels in plasma but decreased levels of eosinophilia and worm-specific immunoglobulin E

scientific article

Chronic hepatosplenomegaly in African school children: a common but neglected morbidity associated with schistosomiasis and malaria

scientific article

Circulating anodic antigen (CAA) levels in different age groups in a Zimbabwean rural community endemic for Schistosoma haematobium determined using the magnetic beads antigen-capture enzyme-linked immunoassay.

scientific article published in May 1996

Classification of the lesions observed in female genital schistosomiasis

scientific article published on 13 August 2014

Clinical findings in female genital schistosomiasis in Madagascar.

scientific article published on April 1998

Co-infection with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminths in rural South Africa

scientific article published on 29 March 2017

Community-based study of genital schistosomiasis in men from Madagascar

Comparative efficacy of one versus two doses of praziquantel on cure rate of Schistosoma mansoni infection and re-infection in Mayuge District, Uganda

scientific article published on 17 April 2013

Comparison of the spatial patterns of schistosomiasis in Zimbabwe at two points in time, spaced twenty-nine years apart: is climate variability of importance?

scientific article

Considering treatment of male genital schistosomiasis as a tool for future HIV prevention: a systematic review

scientific article published on 23 August 2015

Cytokine production in whole blood cultures from a fishing community in an area of high endemicity for Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: the differential effect of parasite worm and egg antigens

scientific article published on February 2004

DNA extraction from dried Schistosoma haematobium eggs isolated on nylon filters

scientific article published on 29 February 2012

Detailed clinical and ultrasound examination of children and adolescents in a Schistosoma mansoni endemic area in Kenya: hepatosplenic disease in the absence of portal fibrosis

scientific article published in April 2004

Detection and quantification of soluble egg antigen in urine of Schistosoma haematobium-infected children from Kenya

scientific article published on 01 November 1998

Detection of Schistosoma DNA in genital specimens and urine: A comparison between five female African study populations originating from S. haematobium and/or S. mansoni endemic areas

scientific article published on 05 February 2020

Diagnostic performance of Schistosoma real-time PCR in urine samples from Kenyan children infected with Schistosoma haematobium: day-to-day variation and follow-up after praziquantel treatment

scientific article

Diet and hygiene practices influence morbidity in schoolchildren living in Schistosomiasis endemic areas along Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania-A cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 28 March 2018

Ecology of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Albert, Western Uganda: snail distributions, infection with schistosomes and temporal associations with environmental dynamics

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Effect of praziquantel treatment during pregnancy on cytokine responses to schistosome antigens: results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published in December 2008

Effect of praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma mansoni during pregnancy on immune responses to schistosome antigens among the offspring: results of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

scientific article

Effect of praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma mansoni during pregnancy on intensity of infection and antibody responses to schistosome antigens: results of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial

scientific article

Enumeration of CD4 and CD8 T-cells in HIV infection in Zimbabwe using a manual immunocytochemical method

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Environmental DNA for improved detection and environmental surveillance of schistosomiasis

scientific article published on 11 April 2019

Eosinophil activity in Schistosoma mansoni infections in vivo and in vitro in relation to plasma cytokine profile pre- and posttreatment with praziquantel

scientific article published in May 2006

Eosinophil granule proteins ECP and EPX as markers for a potential early-stage inflammatory lesion in female genital schistosomiasis (FGS).

scientific article published on 17 July 2014

Epidemiology and morbidity of Schistosoma mansoni infection in a fishing community along Lake Albert in Uganda

scientific article published on December 2004

Evaluating diagnostic indicators of urogenital Schistosoma haematobium infection in young women: A cross sectional study in rural South Africa

scientific article published on 16 February 2018

Evaluation and optimization of the Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) cassette test for detecting Schistosoma mansoni infection by using image analysis in school children in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

scientific article published on June 2016

Evolution of Schistosoma haematobium-related pathology over 24 months after treatment with praziquantel among school children in southeastern Tanzania

scientific article published on November 1998

Exposure to malaria affects the regression of hepatosplenomegaly after treatment for Schistosoma mansoni infection in Kenyan children

scientific article

Factors affecting human IgE and IgG responses to allergen-like Schistosoma mansoni antigens: Molecular structure and patterns of in vivo exposure

scientific article

Gynecological manifestations, histopathological findings, and schistosoma-specific polymerase chain reaction results among women with Schistosoma haematobium infection: a cross-sectional study in Madagascar

scientific article published on 28 February 2015

Health implications of chronic hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children chronically exposed to malarial infections and Schistosoma mansoni

scientific article

Helminths and malignancy.

scientific article

Hepatosplenic morbidity in two neighbouring communities in Uganda with high levels of Schistosoma mansoni infection but very different durations of residence

scientific article published on February 2004

Hepatosplenomegaly associated with chronic malaria exposure: evidence for a pro-inflammatory mechanism exacerbated by schistosomiasis

scientific article published on February 2009

Hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan schoolchildren: exacerbation by concurrent chronic exposure to malaria and Schistosoma mansoni infection

scientific article published in December 2007

Hepatosplenomegaly is associated with low regulatory and Th2 responses to schistosome antigens in childhood schistosomiasis and malaria coinfection

scientific article published on 19 February 2008

Human Schistosoma haematobium antifecundity immunity is dependent on transmission intensity and associated with immunoglobulin G1 to worm-derived antigens

scientific article published on 7 July 2014

IL-13 receptor alpha 2 down-modulates granulomatous inflammation and prolongs host survival in schistosomiasis

scientific article

Impact of Schistosoma haematobium infection on urinary tract pathology, nutritional status and anaemia in school-aged children in two different endemic areas of the Niger River Basin, Mali

scientific article published on 30 December 2010

Increased human IgE induced by killing Schistosoma mansoni in vivo is associated with pretreatment Th2 cytokine responsiveness to worm antigens

scientific article published on October 2006

Increases in human T helper 2 cytokine responses to Schistosoma mansoni worm and worm-tegument antigens are induced by treatment with praziquantel

scientific article published on 12 July 2004

Indirect assessment of eosinophiluria in urinary schistosomiasis using eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and eosinophil protein X (EPX)

Inflammation dynamics after praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma haematobium reflected by urinary eosinophil cationic protein

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

Intestinal polyparasitism in a rural Kenyan community.

scientific article published in June 2009

Leave children untreated and sustain inequity!

scientific article published on 24 October 2007

Locating irregularly shaped clusters of infection intensity

scientific article published in May 2010

Long term study on the effect of mollusciciding with niclosamide in stream habitats on the transmission of schistosomiasis mansoni after community-based chemotherapy in Makueni District, Kenya

scientific article published on 18 April 2013

Low sensitivity of the formol-ethyl acetate sedimentation concentration technique in low-intensity Schistosoma japonicum infections

scientific article

Malaria and helminth co-infections in school and preschool children: a cross-sectional study in Magu district, north-western Tanzania

scientific article published on 29 January 2014

Metabonomic investigation of human Schistosoma mansoni infection

scientific article published on 19 February 2011

Micro-geographical variation in exposure to Schistosoma mansoni and malaria, and exacerbation of splenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children

scientific article

Modelling climate change impact on the spatial distribution of fresh water snails hosting trematodes in Zimbabwe

scientific article

Modelling spatial distribution of snails transmitting parasitic worms with importance to human and animal health and analysis of distributional changes in relation to climate

scientific article

Molecular diversity of avian schistosomes in Danish freshwater snails

scientific article published on 17 November 2015

Morbidity assessment in urinary schistosomiasis infection through ultrasonography and measurement of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in urine

scientific article published on February 2000

Morbidity in schistosomiasis: an update

scientific article published in October 2004

Morbidity in schistosomiasis: an update

scientific article published on 01 March 2001

Morbidity in schistosomiasis: assessment, mechanisms and control

scientific article published on 01 October 1998

Morbidity markers for Schistosoma haematobium infection.

scientific article

Novel Automated Biomarker Discovery Work Flow for Urinary Peptidomics

scientific article published on 06 November 2008

Optimization of the Magnetic Bead Antigen Capture Enzyme Immuno Assay for the detection of circulating anodic antigens in mixed Schistosoma infections

scientific article published in June 1995

Organomegaly in Mali before and after praziquantel treatment. A possible association with Schistosoma haematobium

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

Parameters associated with Schistosoma haematobium infection before and after chemotherapy in school children from two villages in the coast province of Kenya

scientific article published on 01 May 1999

Periportal fibrosis in human Schistosoma mansoni infection is associated with low IL-10, low IFN-gamma, high TNF-alpha, or low RANTES, depending on age and gender

scientific article published on January 2004

Predictors and reference values of CD4 and CD8 T lymphocyte counts in pregnancy: a cross sectional study among HIV negative women in Zimbabwe

scientific article published in January 2004

Quantitative assessment of eosinophiluria in Schistosoma haematobium infections: a new marker of infection and bladder morbidity

scientific article (publication date: 2000)

Rapid clearance of Schistosoma mansoni circulating cathodic antigen after treatment shown by urine strip tests in a Ugandan fishing community - Relevance for monitoring treatment efficacy and re-infection

scientific article published on 13 November 2017

Rapidly boosted Plasma IL-5 induced by treatment of human Schistosomiasis haematobium is dependent on antigen dose, IgE and eosinophils

scientific article published on 28 March 2013

Real-time PCR for detection of low intensity Schistosoma japonicum infections in a pig model

scientific article published on 13 October 2007

Reference values and predictors of white blood cell subset counts: a cross-sectional study among HIV seronegative pregnant women in Zimbabwe

scientific article published in April 2003

Regression of hepatosplenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children after praziquantel treatment and three years of greatly reduced exposure to Schistosoma mansoni

scientific article published in February 2005

Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: risk behaviour and risk factors

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Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted Helminths in Tana Delta District of Kenya: infection and morbidity patterns in primary schoolchildren from two isolated villages

scientific article published on 3 February 2016

Schistosoma haematobium induced lesions in the female genital tract in a village in Madagascar

scientific article published on June 1997

Schistosoma haematobium infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria in young South African females

scientific article published on 24 January 2015

Schistosoma mansoni morbidity among adults in two villages along Lake Victoria shores in Mwanza District, Tanzania

scientific article

Schistosomiasis

scientific article published on 09 August 2018

Seasonal variations in Schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

article by E E Christensen et al published 28 March 2018 in South African Medical Journal

Seasonal variations in Schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

scientific article published on 28 March 2018

Serological responses among individuals in areas where both schistosomiasis and malaria are endemic: cross-reactivity between Schistosoma mansoni and Plasmodium falciparum

scientific article published on 2 April 2003

Serum concentration of micronutrients in relation to schistosomiasis and indicators of infection: a cross-sectional study among rural Zimbabwean schoolchildren

scientific article published on June 1996

The 434(G>C) polymorphism within the coding sequence of Eosinophil Cationic Protein (ECP) correlates with the natural course of Schistosoma mansoni infection

scientific article published on 12 April 2007

The Accuracy of Praziquantel Dose Poles for Mass Treatment of Schistosomiasis in School Girls in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

scientific article

The cost of a school based mass treatment of schistosomiasis in Ugu District, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa in 2012

scientific article published on 04 June 2020

The effect of single dose versus two doses of praziquantel on Schistosoma haematobium infection and pathology among school-aged children in Mali

scientific article published on 13 March 2009

The feasibility of MS and advanced data processing for monitoring Schistosoma mansoni infection

scientific article

The first step toward diagnosing female genital schistosomiasis by computer image analysis

scientific article published on 27 April 2015

The impact of anthelmintic treatment intervention on malaria infection and anaemia in school and preschool children in Magu district, Tanzania: an open label randomised intervention trial

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The impact of zinc supplementation on Schistosoma mansoni reinfection rate and intensities: a randomized, controlled trial among rural Zimbabwean schoolchildren

scientific article published on January 1997

The impact of zinc supplementation on growth and body composition: a randomized, controlled trial among rural Zimbabwean schoolchildren

scientific article published on January 1997

The influence of transmission season on parasitological cure rates and intensity of infection after praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma haematobium-infected schoolchildren in Mozambique.

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The neglected geography of human pathogens and diseases

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The relationship between age, sex, egg-count and specific antibody responses against Schistosoma mansoni antigens in a Ugandan fishing community

scientific article published on June 2003

The use of a stereological method to estimate the volume of Schistosoma mansoni granulomas: the effect of zinc deficiency

scientific article published on 01 October 1998

Toxoplasma pericarditis mimicking systemic lupus erythematosus. Diagnostic and treatment difficulties in one patient

scientific article published on October 1, 1992

Transmission studies of intestinal schistosomiasis in Lake Albert, Uganda and experimental compatibility of local Biomphalaria spp.

scientific article published on 18 October 2009

Ultrasonographic assessment of Schistosoma mansoni and S haematobium morbidity in Zimbabwean schoolchildren

scientific article

Ultrasonographic organometry: liver and spleen dimensions among children in Zimbabwe

scientific article published on 01 April 1996

Urinary cytokines in Schistosoma haematobium-infected schoolchildren from Tana Delta District of Kenya

scientific article

Urine circulating soluble egg antigen in relation to egg counts, hematuria, and urinary tract pathology before and after treatment in children infected with Schistosoma haematobium in Kenya

scientific article published in August 1999

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