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University of Oslo Professor Myrvang visits BRIGHT
The Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases has received and sent number of PhD candidates, Masters students, visiting doctors and technical staff to and from South Africa. Head of Department, Professor Bjørn Myrvang and his wife Vigdis, came to meet the research team and BRIGHT students and... read more
Workshop on Female Genital Schistosomiasis’ impact on HIV
From 27th to 29th of January an International Workshop on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) was held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Making the FGS Pocket Atlas
Bilharzia remains undiagnosed by the vast majority of medical practitioners in South Africa. Researchers are concerned about the situation and are compiling a booklet to assist doctors to recognise female Bilharzia and effectively treat this common disease.
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by BRIGHT
- Predictors for participation in mass-treatment and female genital schistosomiasis re-investigation, and the effect of praziquantel treatment in South African adolescents March 27, 2024 Takalani Girly Nemungadi
- The WHO atlas for female-genital schistosomiasis: Co-design of a practicable diagnostic guide, digital support and training March 18, 2024 Santiago Gil Martinez
- The Association Between Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Other Infections of the Lower Genital Tract in Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Africa June 28, 2023 Jilna Dilip Shukla
- Visual diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women from hand-held colposcopy: agreement of expert image review and association with clinical symptoms May 8, 2023 Amy Sturt
- The Presence of Hemoglobin in Cervicovaginal Lavage Is Not Associated With Genital Schistosomiasis in Zambian Women From the BILHIV Study December 21, 2022 Amy S Sturt