Your body responds to a schistosomiasis infection by mounting an immune response involving several types of immune cells, as ...

Brain parasites, those that infect the central nervous system which includes the brain, are potentially the most damaging and ...

Communities in areas where the giant African land snail is found are asked to be vigilant regarding their watercourses.

The bottom line: Clearing aquatic vegetation from bodies of water adjacent to farmland succeeds in dramatically reducing schistosomiasis infection rates while boosting agricultural productivity.

Tropical medicine is the study of the world’s major tropical diseases and related conditions, which include a group of 17 neglected tropical diseases (sometimes referred to as ‘NTDs’) such as hookworm ...

The Museum's SCAN collection is the world's largest store of schistosomiasis material. It contains snails, larvae and schistosome worms, allowing scientists to learn more about the life cycles of ...

Almost two billion people globally are affected by conditions such as Chagas disease, dengue fever, leishmaniasis, and schistosomiasis. These viral, bacterial and parasitic infections cause about ...

At our National School, now linked to the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, we are pioneering the development and clinical testing of new vaccines to combat intestinal nematode ...