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List of works by Edridah M Tukahebwa

"Cross-border collaboration in onchocerciasis elimination in Uganda: progress, challenges and opportunities from 2008 to 2013".

scientific article

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)

Accelerating river blindness elimination by supplementing MDA with a vegetation "slash and clear" vector control strategy: a data-driven modeling analysis

scientific article published on 24 October 2019

After 70 years of fighting an age-old scourge, onchocerciasis in Uganda, the end is in sight

scientific article published in March 2018

Anthelminthic treatment receipt and its predictors in Lake Victoria fishing communities, Uganda: Intervention coverage results from the LaVIISWA cluster randomised trial

scientific article published on 19 October 2020

Antibody Responses to Schistosoma mansoni Schistosomula Antigens

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Application of a recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay and pilot field testing for Giardia duodenalis at Lake Albert, Uganda

scientific article published on 06 June 2020

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

Author Correction: Substantiating freedom from parasitic infection by combining transmission model predictions with disease surveys

scientific article published in Nature Communications

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

Community perceptions, attitude, practices and treatment seeking behaviour for schistosomiasis in L. Victoria islands in Uganda

scientific article

Community-directed mass drug administration is undermined by status seeking in friendship networks and inadequate trust in health advice networks

scientific article

Community-directed vector control to supplement mass drug distribution for onchocerciasis elimination in the Madi mid-North focus of Northern Uganda

scientific article published on 27 August 2018

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

Comparisons of Allergenic and Metazoan Parasite Proteins: Allergy the Price of Immunity

scientific article published on 29 October 2015

Completing Baseline Mapping of Trachoma in Uganda: Results of 14 Population-Based Prevalence Surveys Conducted in 2014 and 2018

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Correction: Influence of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookworm Infection Intensities on Anaemia in Ugandan Villages

scientific article published on 4 December 2015

Data-driven modelling and spatial complexity supports heterogeneity-based integrative management for eliminating Simulium neavei-transmitted river blindness

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

Diffusion of treatment in social networks and mass drug administration

scientific article published on 5 December 2017

Effect of water temperature and population density on the population dynamics of Schistosoma mansoni intermediate host snails.

scientific article

Effects of treatment on IgE responses against parasite allergen-like proteins and immunity to reinfection in childhood schistosome and hookworm coinfections

scientific article published on 15 October 2012

Epidemiology and geography of Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: implications for planning control ⬇️

scientific article published on March 2004

Epidemiology of helminth infections and their relationship to clinical malaria in southwest Uganda

scientific article published on January 2005

Ethical and scientific considerations on the establishment of a controlled human infection model for schistosomiasis in Uganda: report of a stakeholders’ meeting held in Entebbe, Uganda

scholarly article published 6 August 2018

Ethical and scientific considerations on the establishment of a controlled human infection model for schistosomiasis in Uganda: report of a stakeholders’ meeting held in Entebbe, Uganda

scientific article published on 18 April 2018

Evaluation of Community-Directed Operation of Black Fly Traps for Entomological Surveillance of Onchocerca volvulus Transmission in the Madi-Mid North Focus of Onchocerciasis in Northern Uganda

scientific article published on 31 July 2017

Evaluation of Community-Directed Operation of Black Fly Traps for Entomological Surveillance of Onchocerca volvulus Transmission in the Madi-Mid North Focus of Onchocerciasis in Northern Uganda

scientific article published in October 2017

Field evaluation of the Meade Readiview handheld microscope for diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis in Ugandan school children.

scientific article published in November 2005

Gender equity in mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases: data from 16 countries

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Harnessing technology and portability to conduct molecular epidemiology of endemic pathogens in resource-limited settings

scientific article published on 18 September 2020

Human IgE responses to different splice variants of Schistosoma mansoni tropomyosin: associations with immunity

scientific article

Human IgG1 Responses to Surface Localised Schistosoma mansoni Ly6 Family Members Drop following Praziquantel Treatment

scientific article published on 6 July 2015

Impact of a national deworming campaign on the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda (2004-2016): Implications for national control programs

scientific article published on 05 July 2018

Impact of a national helminth control programme on infection and morbidity in Ugandan schoolchildren

scientific article

Impacts of host gender on Schistosoma mansoni risk in rural Uganda-A mixed-methods approach

scientific article published on 13 May 2020

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

Influence of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookworm Infection Intensities on Anaemia in Ugandan Villages

scientific article published on 29 October 2015

Known Allergen Structures Predict Schistosoma mansoni IgE-Binding Antigens in Human Infection

scientific article

Lessons from the first clinical trial of a non-licensed vaccine among Ugandan adolescents: a phase II field trial of the tuberculosis candidate vaccine, MVA85A

scientific article published on 19 September 2018

Low Praziquantel Treatment Coverage for in Mayuge District, Uganda, Due to the Absence of Treatment Opportunities, Rather Than Systematic Non-Compliance

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Mass drug administration with praziquantel reduces the prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and improves liver morbidity in untreated preschool children

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Morbidity due to Schistosoma mansoni: an epidemiological assessment of distended abdomen syndrome in Ugandan school children with observations before and 1-year after anthelminthic chemotherapy

scientific article published on 12 June 2006

Morbidity indicators of Schistosoma mansoni: relationship between infection and anemia in Ugandan schoolchildren before and after praziquantel and albendazole chemotherapy.

scientific article published on August 2006

Paper-based microfluidics for DNA diagnostics of malaria in low resource underserved rural communities

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Parasitological impact of 2-year preventive chemotherapy on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda.

scientific article

Precision global health and comorbidity: a population-based study of 16 357 people in rural Uganda

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Profiling Nonrecipients of Mass Drug Administration for Schistosomiasis and Hookworm Infections: A Comprehensive Analysis of Praziquantel and Albendazole Coverage in Community-Directed Treatment in Uganda

scientific article published on 25 September 2015

Profiling the best-performing community medicine distributors for mass drug administration: a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of treatment for schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, and soil-transmitted helminths in Uganda

scientific article published on 28 March 2019

Progress towards countrywide control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda

scientific article published on 27 December 2005

Progressive cross-reactivity in IgE responses: an explanation for the slow development of human immunity to schistosomiasis?

scientific article

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

Reduced Efficacy of Praziquantel Against Schistosoma mansoni Is Associated With Multiple Rounds of Mass Drug Administration

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Residence Time, Water Contact, and Age-driven Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Hotspot Communities in Uganda

scientific article published in 2021

Risk assessment for the implementation of controlled human Schistosoma mansoni infection trials in Uganda

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

Risk assessment for the implementation of controlled human Schistosoma mansoni infection trials in Uganda

scientific article published in 2019

Risk of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in People with Different Exposures to Wastewater and Fecal Sludge in Kampala, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

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S. mansoni Schistosomula Antigens Induce Th1/Proinflammatory Cytokine Responses

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Schistosoma mansoni Larval Extracellular Vesicle protein 1 (SmLEV1) is an immunogenic antigen found in EVs released from pre-acetabular glands of invading cercariae

scientific article published in 2021

Schistosoma mansoni infection risk for school-aged children clusters within households and is modified by distance to freshwater bodies

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Schistosoma mansoni schistosomula antigens induce Th1/Pro-inflammatory cytokine responses

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Schistosomiasis - Assessing Progress toward the 2020 and 2025 Global Goals

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Schistosomiasis Morbidity Hotspots: Roles of the Human Host, the Parasite and Their Interface in the Development of Severe Morbidity

Social network fragmentation and community health

scientific article published on 24 July 2017

Substantiating freedom from parasitic infection by combining transmission model predictions with disease surveys

scientific article published in Nature Communications

Suppression of basophil histamine release and other IgE-dependent responses in childhood Schistosoma mansoni/hookworm coinfection

scientific article

The Imaramagambo Onchocerciasis Focus in Southwestern Uganda: Interruption of Transmission After Disappearance of the Vector Simulium neavei and Its Associated Freshwater Crabs

scientific article published on 23 May 2016

The Lake Victoria Island Intervention Study on Worms and Allergy-related diseases (LaVIISWA): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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The division of labour between community medicine distributors influences the reach of mass drug administration: A cross-sectional study in rural Uganda

scientific article published on 04 September 2019

The effect of current Schistosoma mansoni infection on the immunogenicity of a candidate TB vaccine, MVA85A, in BCG-vaccinated adolescents: An open-label trial

scientific article published on 4 May 2017

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

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The impact of intensive versus standard anthelminthic treatment on allergy-related outcomes, helminth infection intensity and helminth-related morbidity in Lake Victoria fishing communities, Uganda: results from the LaVIISWA cluster randomised trial

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The impact of storage conditions on human stool 16S rRNA microbiome composition and diversity

scientific article published on 02 December 2019

The interruption of Onchocerca volvulus and Wuchereria bancrofti transmission by integrated chemotherapy in the Obongi focus, North Western Uganda

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The positive influence the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas has had on Africa programs

scientific article published on 15 July 2019

The prevalence of schistosomiasis in Uganda: A nationally representative population estimate to inform control programs and water and sanitation interventions

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

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

scholarly article by Oliver Bärenbold et al published December 2018 in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus continues in Nyagak-Bondo focus of northwestern Uganda after 18 years of a single dose of annual treatment with ivermectin

scientific article published on 20 May 2013

Two-year longitudinal survey reveals high genetic diversity of Schistosoma mansoni with adult worms surviving praziquantel treatment at the start of mass drug administration in Uganda

scientific article published on 27 December 2019

Understanding the relationship between egg- and antigen-based diagnostics of Schistosoma mansoni infection pre- and post-treatment in Uganda

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

Use of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) dipsticks for detection of intestinal and urinary schistosomiasis

scientific article published on 28 December 2005

Variation in water contact behaviour and risk of Schistosoma mansoni (re)infection among Ugandan school-aged children in an area with persistent high endemicity

scientific article published in 2022

Whole-genome sequencing of Schistosoma mansoni reveals extensive diversity with limited selection despite mass drug administration

scientific article published on 06 August 2021

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