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Schistosomiasis Defined

Infestation by a parasitic blood worm that can damage the liver, bladder, and intestines

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DSWD braces for arrival of Filipinos deportees from Malaysia

Published July 18, 2008, 12:41 am, ABS-CBNNEWS.com

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Zamboanga Peninsula is bracing for the arrival of hundreds of Filipino repatriates from Malaysia this weekend.

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Dengue cases in Pampanga rising

Published July 18, 2008, 12:34 am, ABS-CBNNEWS.com

Health workers in Pampanga raised the alarm Friday after recording a significant increase in the number of dengue cases in the province. "Before the daily average of dengue [cases] patients was four, but now it's at least 10 people every day.

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Guv to highlight 4-month achievements

Published July 17, 2008, 10:02 am, Sun Star

GOVERNOR Isidro Zayco is set to deliver his State of the Province Address (Sopa) either by the end of July or first week of August.

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"˜Helen"™ postpones Baguio "˜killer quake"™ commemoration activities

Published July 17, 2008, 8:38 am, ABS-CBNNEWS.com

BAGUIO CITY - The schedules of activities for the commemoration of the July 16, 1990 "Killer Earthquake" were moved from July 16 to July 20 after Typhoon "Helen’s" heavy rains hit the city.

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UP Manila doctors test Calatrava residents for schistosomiasis

Published July 17, 2008, 8:12 am, ABS-CBNNEWS.com

Doctors from the University of the Philippines in Manila subjected to laboratory tests residents in five villages in Calatrava, Negros Occidental to check if they are afflicted with schistosomiasis.

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Only a few public transport operators in EV start hiking fares

Published July 17, 2008, 7:26 am, ABS-CBNNEWS.com

Tacloban City – Only a few jeepney and multicab operators have started implementing the P1 fare increase here recently approved by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

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Only a few public transport operators in EV start hiking fares

Published July 17, 2008, 7:23 am, ABS-CBNNEWS.com

Tacloban City – Only a few jeepney and multicab operators have started implementing the P1 fare increase here recently approved by the Land Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

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RP authorities hunt killer of rare eagle: officials

Published July 17, 2008, 5:02 am, ABS-CBNNEWS.com

Authorities in the Philippines are hunting the person who mutilated and killed a rare eagle just four months after it was released into the wild, a conservation group said on Thursday.

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(Update) Abducted workers in Basilan are barangay councilors

Published July 17, 2008, 2:08 am, ABS-CBNNEWS.com

Zamboanga City – Lantawan Mayor Tahira Ismael said Thursday that the two recent kidnap victims in Basilan are barangay councilors of barangay Switch-Yakal in her municipality.

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Both Metrifonate And Praziquantel Can Be Used To Combat Urinary Schistosomiasis

Published July 17, 2008, 1:08 am, Medical News Today

In 2000 the World Health Organization (WHO) stopped recommending metrifonate for treating urinary schistosomiasis because the drug did not appear to be as effective as the treatment of choice, praziquantel. Now a systematic review published in the latest edition of The Cochrane Library indicates that both metrifonate and praziquantel are effective at treating the infection.

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  • Controlling Schistosomiasi s: Buffalo Or Snails?: A parasitic infection common in China and Southeast Asia could be effectively reduced by controlling snail populations, according to research published in PLoS Medicine. Infection with schistosomes of various species affects some 200 million people worldw

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  • Parasitic worm uses sugar to fool immune system: Researchers have found that the larvae and eggs of the parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasi s release sugars that act like a flag, attracting the immune system and allowing them to go undetected.

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