Eyrun Flörecke Kjetland
- Group leader; MD
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Publications 2024
The WHO atlas for female-genital schistosomiasis: Co-design of a practicable diagnostic guide, digital support and training
PLOS Glob Public Health, 4 (3), e0002249
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002249, PubMed 38498490
Predictors for participation in mass-treatment and female genital schistosomiasis re-investigation, and the effect of praziquantel treatment in South African adolescents
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 18 (3), e0011798
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011798, PubMed 38536861
Publications 2023
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
J Low Genit Tract Dis, 27 (3), 291-296
DOI 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000756, PubMed 37379442
Publications 2022
The use of public transport and contraction of SARS-CoV-2 in a large prospective cohort in Norway
BMC Infect Dis, 22 (1), 252
DOI 10.1186/s12879-022-07233-5, PubMed 35287611
Addressing a silent and neglected scourge in sexual and reproductive health in Sub-Saharan Africa by development of training competencies to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) for health workers
Reprod Health, 19 (1), 20
DOI 10.1186/s12978-021-01252-2, PubMed 35073965
Establishing and Integrating a Female Genital Schistosomiasis Control Programme into the Existing Health Care System
Trop Med Infect Dis, 7 (11)
DOI 10.3390/tropicalmed7110382, PubMed 36422933
Absence of lower genital tract lesions among women of reproductive age infected with Schistosoma mansoni: A cross-sectional study using a colposcope in Western Kenya
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 16 (7), e0010473
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010473, PubMed 35802746
The Presence of Hemoglobin in Cervicovaginal Lavage Is Not Associated With Genital Schistosomiasis in Zambian Women From the BILHIV Study
Open Forum Infect Dis, 9 (12), ofac586
DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofac586, PubMed 36540382
Publications 2021
Mapping Schistosoma haematobium for Novel Interventions against Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Associated HIV Risk in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 104 (6), 2055-2064
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0679, PubMed 33939629
Association of Female Genital Schistosomiasis With the Cervicovaginal Microbiota and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Zambian Women
Open Forum Infect Dis, 8 (9), ofab438
DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofab438, PubMed 34557562
Cervicovaginal Immune Activation in Zambian Women With Female Genital Schistosomiasis
Front Immunol, 12, 620657
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2021.620657, PubMed 33737927
Female Genital Schistosomiasis and HIV-1 Incidence in Zambian Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Open Forum Infect Dis, 8 (7), ofab349
DOI 10.1093/ofid/ofab349, PubMed 34337098
A systematic review of handheld tools in lieu of colposcopy for cervical neoplasia and female genital schistosomiasis
Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 153 (2), 190-199
DOI 10.1002/ijgo.13538, PubMed 33316096
Persisting symptoms three to eight months after non-hospitalized COVID-19, a prospective cohort study
PLoS One, 16 (8), e0256142
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0256142, PubMed 34437579
Publications 2020
Correction: Female genital schistosomiasis and HIV/AIDS: Reversing the neglect of girls and women
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 14 (9), e0008725
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008725, PubMed 32870910
The cost of a school based mass treatment of schistosomiasis in Ugu District, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa in 2012
PLoS One, 15 (6), e0232867
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0232867, PubMed 32497049
Knowledge and perceptions about schistosomiasis among primary school children and teachers in rural KwaZulu-Natal
S Afr J Infect Dis, 35 (1), 126
DOI 10.4102/sajid.v35i1.126, PubMed 34485472
Association of schistosomiasis and HIV infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Int J Infect Dis, 102, 544-553
DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.088, PubMed 33157296
Detection of Schistosoma DNA in genital specimens and urine: A comparison between five female African study populations originating from S. haematobium and/or S. mansoni endemic areas
Acta Trop, 204, 105363
DOI 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105363, PubMed 32035055
Prevalence and intensity of neglected tropical diseases (schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths) amongst rural female pupils in Ugu district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
S Afr J Infect Dis, 35 (1), 123
DOI 10.4102/sajid.v35i1.123, PubMed 34485471
Publications 2018
Seasonal variations in Schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
S Afr Med J, 108 (4), 352-355
DOI 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v108i4.12775, PubMed 29629689
Evaluating diagnostic indicators of urogenital Schistosoma haematobium infection in young women: A cross sectional study in rural South Africa
PLoS One, 13 (2), e0191459
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0191459, PubMed 29451887
Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: risk behaviour and risk factors
Reprod Health, 15 (1), 138
DOI 10.1186/s12978-018-0581-9, PubMed 30111335
Treating schistosomiasis among South African high school pupils in an endemic area, a qualitative study
BMC Infect Dis, 18 (1), 239
DOI 10.1186/s12879-018-3102-0, PubMed 29801483
Correction to: Self-sampling for human papillomavirus testing among rural young women of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BMC Res Notes, 11 (1), 153
DOI 10.1186/s13104-018-3252-6, PubMed 29482602
Publications 2017
Environmental factors influencing the distribution and prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium in school attenders of ILembe and uThungulu Health Districts, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
South. Afr. Infect. Dis., 32 (4), 132-137
DOI 10.1080/23120053.2017.1335974
Schistosomiasis in the first 1000 days
Lancet Infect Dis, 18 (6), e193-e203
DOI 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30490-5, PubMed 29170089
Self-sampling for human papillomavirus testing among rural young women of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BMC Res Notes, 10 (1), 702
DOI 10.1186/s13104-017-3045-3, PubMed 29208043
High-risk human papillomavirus types in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: implications for vaccination
Infect Dis (Lond), 49 (8), 601-608
DOI 10.1080/23744235.2017.1312513, PubMed 28403727
Co-infection with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminths in rural South Africa
S. Afr. J. Sci., 113 (3-4), 2016-0251
DOI 10.17159/sajs.2017/20160251
Publications 2016
Expanding Praziquantel (PZQ) Access beyond Mass Drug Administration Programs: Paving a Way Forward for a Pediatric PZQ Formulation for Schistosomiasis
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 10 (9), e0004946
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004946, PubMed 27658198
The Accuracy of Praziquantel Dose Poles for Mass Treatment of Schistosomiasis in School Girls in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 10 (5), e0004623
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004623, PubMed 27139497
Association of Urogenital Symptoms with History of Water Contact in Young Women in Areas Endemic for S. haematobium. A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural South Africa
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 13 (11)
DOI 10.3390/ijerph13111135, PubMed 27854250
Characteristics of Blood Vessels in Female Genital Schistosomiasis: Paving the Way for Objective Diagnostics at the Point of Care
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 10 (4), e0004628
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004628, PubMed 27073857
Cervical cytology as a diagnostic tool for female genital schistosomiasis: Correlation to cervical atypia and Schistosoma polymerase chain reaction
Cytojournal, 13, 10
DOI 10.4103/1742-6413.180784, PubMed 27168759
Publications 2015
Colourimetric image analysis as a diagnostic tool in female genital schistosomiasis
Med Eng Phys, 37 (3), 309-14
DOI 10.1016/j.medengphy.2014.12.007, PubMed 25630808
The first step toward diagnosing female genital schistosomiasis by computer image analysis
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 93 (1), 80-86
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0071, PubMed 25918212
Schistosoma haematobium infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria in young South African females
Acta Trop, 144, 19-23
DOI 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.01.008, PubMed 25623258
Schistosoma haematobium infection and CD4+ T-cell levels: a cross-sectional study of young South African women
PLoS One, 10 (3), e0119326
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0119326, PubMed 25768005
A review of the control of schistosomiasis in South Africa
S. Afr. J. Sci., 111 (11-12), 2014-0427-37
A study of hurdles in mass treatment of schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
S AFR FAM PRACT, 57 (2), 57-61
DOI 10.1080/20786190.2014.978121
Gynecological manifestations, histopathological findings, and schistosoma-specific polymerase chain reaction results among women with Schistosoma haematobium infection: a cross-sectional study in Madagascar
J Infect Dis, 212 (2), 275-84
DOI 10.1093/infdis/jiv035, PubMed 25725656
Considering treatment of male genital schistosomiasis as a tool for future HIV prevention: a systematic review
Int J Public Health, 60 (7), 839-48
DOI 10.1007/s00038-015-0714-7, PubMed 26298443
Publications 2014
Genital schistosomiasis and its unacknowledged role on HIV transmission in the STD intervention studies
Int J STD AIDS, 25 (10), 705-15
DOI 10.1177/0956462414523743, PubMed 24621458
Classification of the lesions observed in female genital schistosomiasis
Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 127 (3), 227-8
DOI 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.07.014, PubMed 25179171
Cervical ectopy: associations with sexually transmitted infections and HIV. A cross-sectional study of high school students in rural South Africa
Sex Transm Infect, 91 (2), 124-9
DOI 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051674, PubMed 25281761
Re: Al-Baghdadi O, Samarasinghe A, Wissa I. 2014. Cervical schistosomiasis. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 34:206
J Obstet Gynaecol, 34 (8), 755-6
DOI 10.3109/01443615.2014.920801, PubMed 24911591
Effect of female genital schistosomiasis and anti-schistosomal treatment on monocytes, CD4+ T-cells and CCR5 expression in the female genital tract
PLoS One, 9 (6), e98593
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0098593, PubMed 24896815
The colposcopic atlas of schistosomiasis in the lower female genital tract based on studies in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and South Africa
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 8 (11), e3229
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003229, PubMed 25412334
Real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Schistosoma DNA in small-volume urine samples reflects focal distribution of urogenital Schistosomiasis in primary school girls in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 90 (3), 546-52
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0406, PubMed 24470560
Eosinophil granule proteins ECP and EPX as markers for a potential early-stage inflammatory lesion in female genital schistosomiasis (FGS)
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 8 (7), e2974
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002974, PubMed 25033206
Publications 2013
S. haematobium as a common cause of genital morbidity in girls: a cross-sectional study of children in South Africa
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 7 (3), e2104
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002104, PubMed 23556009
Pathologic mucosal blood vessels in active female genital schistosomiasis: new aspects of a neglected tropical disease
Int J Gynecol Pathol, 32 (1), 137-40
DOI 10.1097/PGP.0b013e31824fe327, PubMed 23202777
Cost-effectiveness of a community-based intervention for reducing the transmission of Schistosoma haematobium and HIV in Africa
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 110 (19), 7952-7
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1221396110, PubMed 23589884
Publications 2012
A review of female genital schistosomiasis
Trends Parasitol, 28 (2), 58-65
DOI 10.1016/j.pt.2011.10.008, PubMed 22245065
Publications 2011
HIV target cells in Schistosoma haematobium-infected female genital mucosa
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 85 (6), 1060-4
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0135, PubMed 22144444
Increased vascularity in cervicovaginal mucosa with Schistosoma haematobium infection
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 5 (6), e1170
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001170, PubMed 21666790
Publications 2010
The first community-based report on the effect of genital Schistosoma haematobium infection on female fertility
Fertil Steril, 94 (4), 1551-1553
DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.12.050, PubMed 20149365
The effects of genital schistosoma haematobium on human papillomavirus and the development of cervical neoplasia after five years in a Zimbabwean population
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol, 31 (2), 169-73
PubMed 20527233
Publications 2009
Africa's 32 cents solution for HIV/AIDS
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 3 (5), e430
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000430, PubMed 19479041
Schistosomiasis PCR in vaginal lavage as an indicator of genital Schistosoma haematobium infection in rural Zimbabwean women
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 81 (6), 1050-5
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0081, PubMed 19996436
Exploring the feasibility and possible efficacy of mass treatment and education of young females as schistosomiasis influences the HIV epidemic
Arch Gynecol Obstet, 281 (3), 455-60
DOI 10.1007/s00404-009-1108-y, PubMed 19434416
Publications 2008
Indicators of anaemia in under-fives with malaria at a hospital in northern Cameroon
West Afr J Med, 27 (1), 7-12
PubMed 18689296
Female genital schistosomiasis--a differential diagnosis to sexually transmitted disease: genital itch and vaginal discharge as indicators of genital Schistosoma haematobium morbidity in a cross-sectional study in endemic rural Zimbabwe
Trop Med Int Health, 13 (12), 1509-17
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02161.x, PubMed 19055625
Prevention of gynecologic contact bleeding and genital sandy patches by childhood anti-schistosomal treatment
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 79 (1), 79-83
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.79, PubMed 18606767
Publications 2006
Genital schistosomiasis in women: a clinical 12-month in vivo study following treatment with praziquantel
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 100 (8), 740-52
DOI 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.09.010, PubMed 16406034
Association between genital schistosomiasis and HIV in rural Zimbabwean women
AIDS, 20 (4), 593-600
DOI 10.1097/01.aids.0000210614.45212.0a, PubMed 16470124
Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis and HIV in females living in a rural community of Zimbabwe: does age matter?
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 101 (5), 433-8
DOI 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.08.008, PubMed 17064746
Publications 2005
Herpes simplex virus type 2 prevalence of epidemic proportions in rural Zimbabwean women: association with other sexually transmitted infections
Arch Gynecol Obstet, 272 (1), 67-73
DOI 10.1007/s00404-004-0689-8, PubMed 15647913
Simple clinical manifestations of genital Schistosoma haematobium infection in rural Zimbabwean women
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 72 (3), 311-9
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.311, PubMed 15772328
Publications 2004
Human papillomavirus in a rural community in Zimbabwe: the impact of HIV co-infection on HPV genotype distribution
J Med Virol, 73 (3), 481-5
DOI 10.1002/jmv.20115, PubMed 15170646
Publications 2003
Assessment of eosinophil cationic protein as a possible diagnostic marker for female genital schistosomiasis in women living in a Schistosoma haematobium endemic area
Parasite Immunol, 25 (11-12), 581-8
DOI 10.1111/j.0141-9838.2004.00670.x, PubMed 15053779
Publications 1996
Urine reagent strips for diagnosis of schistosomiasis haematobium in women of fertile age
Acta Trop, 62 (4), 281-7
DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(96)00029-0, PubMed 9028412
Schistosomiasis in women: manifestations in the upper reproductive tract
Acta Trop, 62 (4), 225-38
DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(96)00025-3, PubMed 9028408
Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS): relationship between gynecological and histopathological findings
Acta Trop, 62 (4), 257-67
DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(96)00027-7, PubMed 9028410
Female genital schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium. Clinical and parasitological findings in women in rural Malawi
Acta Trop, 62 (4), 239-55
DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(96)00026-5, PubMed 9028409
Diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis by indirect disease markers: determination of eosinophil cationic protein, neopterin and IgA in vaginal fluid and swab eluates
Acta Trop, 62 (4), 269-80
DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(96)00028-9, PubMed 9028411
Reversibility of lower reproductive tract abnormalities in women with Schistosoma haematobium infection after treatment with praziquantel--an interim report
Acta Trop, 62 (4), 289-301
DOI 10.1016/s0001-706x(96)00030-7, PubMed 9028413