Editorial

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

'Editorial: Female Genital Schistosomiasis: Research Needed to Raise Awareness and Deliver Action."

Margaret Gyapong

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Editors

Amy S Sturt

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London

Margaret Gyapong

Institute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences

Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Impact

Original Research

09 October 2024

A holistic approach to address female genital schistosomiasis in Ghana and Madagascar: the FGS Accelerated Scale Together Package

Alison Krentel

, 12 more and

Margaret Gyapong

2,609 views

3 citations

Original Research

12 September 2024

The hidden burden of female genital schistosomiasis: a cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Ghanaian communities

Alfred Kwesi Manyeh

, 4 more and

Maxwell Dalaba

1,941 views

1 citations

Methods

04 September 2024

A rapid DNA screening method using high-resolution melt analysis to detect putative Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mattheei hybrids alongside other introgressing schistosomes

Lucas J. Cunningham

, 12 more and

J. Russell Stothard

2,291 views

4 citations

Clinical Trial

29 August 2024

Repeated versus single praziquantel dosing regimen in treatment of female genital schistosomiasis: a phase 2 randomised controlled trial showing no difference in efficacy

Louise Thomsen Schmidt Arenholt

, 17 more and

Peter Derek Christian Leutscher

2,832 views

4 citations

Original Research

27 August 2024

An assessment of gynecological manifestations in women with female genital schistosomiasis with reference to Schistosoma biomarkers, sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis

Bodo Sahondra Randrianasolo

, 12 more and

Peter Derek Christian Leutscher

2,425 views

1 citations

Original Research

02 August 2024

Measurement of cervical grainy sandy patches, homogeneous yellow sandy patches, and abnormal blood vessels proportions in women with female genital schistosomiasis - a clinical validation study of a digital gridded imaging technique

Sofie J. Dragsbæk

, 5 more and

Louise Arenholt

1,949 views

3 citations

Original Research

17 June 2024

Minimum Service Package for the integration of female genital schistosomiasis into sexual and reproductive health and rights interventions

Leora N. Pillay

, 3 more and

Robinson Karuga

2,898 views

4 citations

Case Report

11 June 2024

Challenges in the diagnosis and control of female genital schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: an exemplar case report associated with mixed and putative hybrid schistosome infection in Nsanje District, Southern Malawi

Sekeleghe A. Kayuni

, 19 more and

J. Russell Stothard

3,609 views

3 citations

Original Research

09 April 2024

Diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis and other genital infections in young South African women: challenges in the syndromic approach

Solrun Søfteland

, 12 more and

Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

3,942 views

1 citations

Original Research

02 April 2024

Female genital schistosomiasis is a women’s issue, but men should not be left out: involving men in promoting care for female genital schistosomiasis in mainland Tanzania

Valencia J. Lambert

, 9 more and

Humphrey D. Mazigo

1,975 views

1 citations

Original Research

27 February 2024

Developing and validating a screening tool for female genital schistosomiasis in urban Zambia

Erin Q. Rogers

, 14 more and

Kristin M. Wall

2,960 views

1 citations

Original Research

22 December 2023

Improved prevention of female genital schistosomiasis: piloting integration of services into the national health system in Côte d’Ivoire

Ashley Preston

, 8 more and

Aboulaye Meite

3,734 views

5 citations

Original Research

28 November 2023

Presence of tissue schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a retrospective histopathologic review

Absalom Mwazha

, 1 more and

Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

2,737 views

0 citations

Case Report

11 October 2023

Case Report: Three cases of suspected female genital schistosomiasis and precancerous lesions for cervical cancer in a highly endemic country—from clinical management to public health implications

Valentina Marchese

, 11 more and

Daniela Fusco

3,139 views

1 citations

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