Projektnummer

0054660

Zusammenfassung

In many regions of the world, both schistosomiasis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection are endemic. Recent epidemiologic, immunologic and pathophysiologic data suggest that Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS), a special form of urinary schistosomiasis due to infection with the trematode Schistosoma haematobium, may be a risk factor for HIV infection. Both HIV and schistosomiasis infections are highly prevalent in Tanzania with a reported high prevalence of FGS of about 75% in the Kilimanjaro region. Despite the high morbidity caused by FGS and the seemingly high role of ...