Sixty-five percent of the mummies Mitchell studied had a parasitic infection known as schistosomiasis, a parasitic worm that ...

Follow the circular life cycle of Schistosoma, a life-threatening parasite that can live in water, snails and even people. Watch our stop-motion video to learn how the sneaky Schistosoma parasite ...

There is a pressing need to develop new drugs and vaccines that are efficacious against all stages of the Schistosoma parasites, particularly in view of up-scaling the current administration of ...

Meanwhile, along the edges of the floating weeds, water snails harboring the deadly schistosomiasis parasite found a new place to breed. James Ogwang decided to spoil the party. Ogwang: ...

In a quiet corner of the Museum’s basement, a genetic archive of parasite and snail samples is supporting ground-breaking research into schistosomiasis, a disease that affects over 250 million people ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 29 March) — When Rogelio Timbal tends his one-hectare rice field in Barangay ...

During my Ph.D. studies, I participated in the first global genetic study of the human schistosome parasite, Schistosoma mansoni, and led the most complete genetic study of its snail host, ...

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 ...

A fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Surrey, exploring the use of very high-resolution satellite data and machine learning to enhance disease risk mapping and support public health ...