Schistosomiasis in the Military—A Narrative Review
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Epidemiology and Life Cycle
3.2. A Brief History of Schistosomiasis in the Military
3.3. Clinical Presentations in Non-Immune Hosts
3.3.1. Cercarial Dermatitis
3.3.2. Acute Schistosomiasis (Katayama Fever)
3.3.3. Chronic Schistosomiasis
- Urogenital Schistosomiasis:
- Intestinal schistosomiasis:
- Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis:
- Neuroschistosomiasis:
- Cardiopulmonary schistosomiasis:
- Malignancy:
3.4. Diagnosis
3.5. Treatment
3.6. Prevention in the Military Setting
4. Future Directions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Costescu Strachinaru, D.I.; Nyandwaro, J.N.; Stoefs, A.; Dooms, E.; Vanbrabant, P.; François, P.-M.; Strachinaru, M.; Van Esbroeck, M.; Bottieau, E.; Soentjens, P. Schistosomiasis in the Military—A Narrative Review. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2024, 9, 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9090221
Costescu Strachinaru DI, Nyandwaro JN, Stoefs A, Dooms E, Vanbrabant P, François P-M, Strachinaru M, Van Esbroeck M, Bottieau E, Soentjens P. Schistosomiasis in the Military—A Narrative Review. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2024; 9(9):221. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9090221
Chicago/Turabian StyleCostescu Strachinaru, Diana Isabela, Jemima Nyaboke Nyandwaro, Anke Stoefs, Eric Dooms, Peter Vanbrabant, Pierre-Michel François, Mihai Strachinaru, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Emmanuel Bottieau, and Patrick Soentjens. 2024. "Schistosomiasis in the Military—A Narrative Review" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 9, no. 9: 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9090221
APA StyleCostescu Strachinaru, D. I., Nyandwaro, J. N., Stoefs, A., Dooms, E., Vanbrabant, P., François, P.-M., Strachinaru, M., Van Esbroeck, M., Bottieau, E., & Soentjens, P. (2024). Schistosomiasis in the Military—A Narrative Review. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 9(9), 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9090221