Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by a parasitic worm. A parasite is an organism that invades a human body (called the host ...

At least 50 million preschool-aged children globally are at risk of getting schistosomiasis. In the future, the new drug will ...

ZANZIBAR : ZANZIBAR in collaboration with China has launched a campaign to eliminate schistosomiasis on Unguja Island, ...

Schistosomiasis is one such disease—a persistent parasitic infection that affects an estimated 250 million people in 78 ...

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“Antibiotics cannot clear bilharzia and as the disease continues to fester, the patient’s womb will develop sandy patches then the infection will start affecting blood vessels,” he say ...

Arpraziquantel, the new pediatric treatment option, is a 150 mg dispersible tablet designed specifically for children aged three months to six years. It is palatable and easily administered to ...

Scientists working in the field are using the video to explain to local schoolchildren what causes schistosomiasis, how it is spread and what they can do to stop catching the disease. Schistosomiasis ...

Evaluation of blood based real-time PCR testing in travellers returning from schistosomiasis endemic ... network of the European Centre of Disease Control (ECDC). The study was approved by the ...

Fund is today announcing a significant milestone: the first administration of arpraziquantel to preschool-aged children in Uganda, in an implementation science setting. This new pediatric treatment ...

The findings demonstrate that a wider range of perspectives in the policy, oversight and implementation of schistosomiasis control can create a sustainable reduction in disease transmission. Authors: ...