Schistosomiasis is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases in the world in terms of public health impacts. According to the WHO, schistosomiasis is transmitted in 78 countries around the world. In a paper recently published in Infectious Diseases of Poverty, researchers addressed the surveillance progress and capacities of five provincial-level administrative divisions in China.
The authors of this blog, as well as an article in Gut Pathogens, look into how easily and economically scaled up recycling PPE can be, as well how this is instrumental in easing global PPE shortages in any biosafety facility or in health care settings during pandemic situation such as COVID-19.
Our new study published in One Health Outlook detected antibodies to ebolaviruses in people prior to the outbreak, suggesting exposure may be more common than previously thought, earlier cases may have been missed, and infection may not always lead to disease.