The World Malaria Report, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022, reported that malaria still causes over 600,000 deaths every year.… Read more »
Using two individual-based stochastic models, developed independently by the Imperial College London (ICL) and University of Oxford (SCHISTOX), and… Read more »
Parasitic worm (helminth) infections are often described as a cause of stunting in children. However, a variety of factors can… Read more »
Researchers in Kampala and Glasgow identified key factors driving persistant S. mansoni infections in hotspot communities on the… Read more »
We would like to start the new year with good news - there has been great progress towards targets of eliminating soil-transmitted… Read more »
In this study, researchers explored the benefits and outcomes of different treatment strategies in reducing schistosomiasis in… Read more »
Using geostatistical models researchers evaluated the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of different survey designs in identifying… Read more »
Inspired by a conference symposium examining the impacts of schistosomiasis across all ages, we recently wrote an opinion piece… Read more »
Dr. Louise Hamill tells us more about the progress she has witnessed in the fight to control, and eventually eliminate, river… Read more »
Worldwide, an estimated 880 million children need treatment for soil-transmitted helminthiases. A new paper shows how implementing… Read more »
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