Researchers in Kampala and Glasgow identified key factors driving persistant S. mansoni infections in hotspot communities on the banks of Lake… Read more »
Yesterday the World Health Organization launched a new road map to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate a set of 20 diseases, termed neglected… Read more »
Researchers from the UK and Senegal assessed the reliability of facial cleanliness indicators used to measure a key component of… Read more »
A recent lab and field-based study investigated the amount and duration of chlorine needed to inactivate schistosome cercariae and… Read more »
For World NTD Day we highlight how research and technological development are cornerstones to the global effort to eliminate NTDs… Read more »
New findings have revealed that Giardia infections remained prevalent in a low-income setting throughout a regular deworming… Read more »
In the Wolaita zone in southern Ethiopia a research initiative is underway to assess strategies to achieve transmission break for… Read more »
Discussions with villagers in Senegal reveal high levels of schistosomiasis knowledge but inevitable contact with water for daily… Read more »
A recent study by Coffeng and team uses mathematical model simulations to predict the short-term and long-term impact of Water,… Read more »
With elimination of trachoma as a public health problem targeted for 2020, it is timely to reflect on the progress made so far and… Read more »
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