A new mouse model for female genital schistosomiasis.

• Main Authors: Monica L Richardson (Author), Chi-Ling Fu (Author), Luke F Pennington (Author), Jared D Honeycutt (Author), Justin I Odegaard (Author), Yi-Ju Hsieh (Author), Olfat Hammam (Author), Simon L Conti (Author), Michael H Hsieh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Over 112 million people worldwide are infected with Schistosoma haematobium, one of the most prevalent schistosome species affecting humans. Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) occurs when S. haematobium eggs are deposited into the female reproductive tract by adult worms, which can lead to pelvic...