title: Community-based study of genital schistosomiasis in men from Madagascar.
abstract: Detection of Schistosoma haematoblum eggs in 43% of semen samples with Increased levels of eosinophil cationic protein suggests that the genital organs of men are frequently affected with schistosomiasis.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leutscher
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Ramarokoto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reimert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feldmeier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esterre
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Vennervald
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000652:urine; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D047091:Eosinophil Granule Proteins; D004804:Eosinophils; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008270:Madagascar / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012260:Ribonucleases; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012661:Semen / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D047091:Eosinophil Granule Proteins; D012260:Ribonucleases