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Schistosomiasis remains a public health problem in the developing world. The liver is one of the main target organs affected by S. mansoni infection, in which eggs are deposited and resulted in granuloma formation. So, it needs many trials for treatments to ensure a maximun cure percentage worldwideon. The course of murine schistosomiasis mansoni, using different parasitological, histological, immunological and biochemical parameters is necessary.

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Prof. Azza El Amir is a specialist in Immunology. Prof. Faiza El Assal is a specialist in Parasitology. They are professors in Zoology Dept., Faculty of Science, Cairo University. Amina Mohamed ia a chemist. They are very interested in Immunoparasitology of many endemic parasitic diseases in Egypt.

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