Evaluation of Osteopontin Expression in Liver and Colon of Murine Schistosomaiasis mansoni Model: A Pathological and Immunohistochemical Study

Abstract

Advances in Animal and Veterinary SciencesHealth Organization (WHO) as one of the neglected Infectious diseases (NIDs). Schistosomiasis is an important public health problem and presents an economic burden since a review of the disease burden estimated that more than 200 000 deaths per year in sub-Saharan Africa.There is approximately 779 million people are at risk of infection worldwide. The Global Health Estimates disease burden over the past decade from 1.7 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) to as many as 56 million DALYs, depending on the disease prevalence (