In this study, we use mixed methods to understand water contact and the related risk of acquiring schistosomiasis among school-aged children. The… Read more »
A recent study in Senegal looks at the financial impact of livestock schistosomiasis, highlighting that loss of earnings and reduced productivity is… Read more »
Accurate population data are crucial for understanding the spread of diseases and for the design, planning and monitoring of… Read more »
Researchers in Kampala and Glasgow identified key factors driving persistant S. mansoni infections in hotspot communities on the… Read more »
The control and elimination of Schistosomiasis is a huge project and has gained an increasing amount of manpower and financial… Read more »
Soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis are the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases. In Ethiopia alone they infect… Read more »
Yesterday the World Health Organization launched a new road map to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate a set of 20 diseases,… Read more »
Using an individual based stochastic model and data from two different age-intensity profiles of infection prevalence and… Read more »
An investigation into schistosome digestive tract development reveals that the oesophageal gland, a site of protein secretion and… Read more »
In this study, researchers explored the benefits and outcomes of different treatment strategies in reducing schistosomiasis in… Read more »
BugBitten: A blog for the