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Start Date

4-26-2023

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Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that affected nearly 252 million people worldwide in 2021, Africa, Asia, and South America are the most affected regions. Schistosomiasis can cause many symptoms, many of which are seen through urinalysis. Due to the nature of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium reinfection is quite common. Coinfection also between these two species occurs frequently due to the overlap in areas they affect. Both reinfection and coinfection are possible causes for differences in severity of infection. The severity of infection can be determined both in terms of the symptoms of the afflicted individual as well as looking at the egg count that is passed by an individual. Data was acquired from blood, stool, and urine samples of school children in the highly affected community of Tomefa in Accra, Ghana over the course of 6 years. Possible correlations between reinfection, co-infection, and urine chemistry as well as egg counts are being investigated. Possible correlation between co-infection and urine chemistry along with egg counts are being investigated. Analysis is currently ongoing.

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193 - Biological Trends in Schistosomiasis Reinfections and Co-infections

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that affected nearly 252 million people worldwide in 2021, Africa, Asia, and South America are the most affected regions. Schistosomiasis can cause many symptoms, many of which are seen through urinalysis. Due to the nature of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium reinfection is quite common. Coinfection also between these two species occurs frequently due to the overlap in areas they affect. Both reinfection and coinfection are possible causes for differences in severity of infection. The severity of infection can be determined both in terms of the symptoms of the afflicted individual as well as looking at the egg count that is passed by an individual. Data was acquired from blood, stool, and urine samples of school children in the highly affected community of Tomefa in Accra, Ghana over the course of 6 years. Possible correlations between reinfection, co-infection, and urine chemistry as well as egg counts are being investigated. Possible correlation between co-infection and urine chemistry along with egg counts are being investigated. Analysis is currently ongoing.

 

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