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An investigation of female genital schistosomiasis and associated genital infections in southern Malawi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2025

Dingase Kumwenda ,
Sekeleghe A. Kayuni ,
Guilleary Deles ,
Bright Mainga ,
Fatima Ahmed ,
Abbigail Cawley ,
Lucas J. Cunningham ,
David Lally Jnr ,
Priscilla Chammudzi  and
Donales Kapira
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Dingase Kumwenda
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 95, Blantyre, Malawi
Sekeleghe A. Kayuni*
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Guilleary Deles
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Bright Mainga
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi Laboratory Department, Mangochi District Hospital, P.O. Box 42, Mangochi, Malawi
Fatima Ahmed
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Abbigail Cawley
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Lucas J. Cunningham
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, United Kingdom
David Lally Jnr
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Priscilla Chammudzi
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Donales Kapira
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Gladys Namacha
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Alice Chisale
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Tereza Nchembe
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Louis Kinley
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
Ephraim Chibwana
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi Radiology Department, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 95, Blantyre, Malawi
Gilbert Chapweteka
Affiliation:
Nsanje District Hospital, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 30, Nsanje, Malawi
Henry Chibowa
Affiliation:
Mangochi District Hospital, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 42, Mangochi, Malawi
Victor Kumfunda
Affiliation:
Mangochi District Hospital, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 42, Mangochi, Malawi
Alexandra Juhasz
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, United Kingdom Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, H-1089 Budapest, Hungary
Sam Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Ruth Cowlishaw
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, United Kingdom
John Archer
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Angus M. O'Ferrall
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Sarah Rollason
Affiliation:
School of Biosciences, The Sir Martin Evans Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, United Kingdom
Andrew Nguluwe
Affiliation:
National Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths Control Programme, Community Health Sciences Unit, Ministry of Health, Area 3, Off Mtunthama Drive, Private Bag 65, Lilongwe, Malawi
John Chiphwanya
Affiliation:
National Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths Control Programme, Community Health Sciences Unit, Ministry of Health, Area 3, Off Mtunthama Drive, Private Bag 65, Lilongwe, Malawi
Holystone Kafaninkhale
Affiliation:
National Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths Control Programme, Community Health Sciences Unit, Ministry of Health, Area 3, Off Mtunthama Drive, Private Bag 65, Lilongwe, Malawi
Peter Makaula
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
E. James LaCourse
Affiliation:
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 95, Blantyre, Malawi
J. Russell Stothard
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Janelisa Musaya
Affiliation:
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital campus, 1 Chipatala Avenue, P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi Pathology Department, School of Medicine and Oral Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi campus, Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
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Corresponding author: Sekeleghe Kayuni, Email: sekekayuni@live.com
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Parasitology , Accepted manuscript , pp. 1 - 38
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