Schistosomiasis remains one of the world's most prevalent diseases. Despite more than a century of control efforts and the introduction of highly effective antischistosomal drug therapy in the 1980s, ...

Of the 34 million people worldwide with HIV, and the 200 million with schistosomiasis, the majority live in Africa -- where millions of people are simultaneously infected with both diseases. Now, ...

Scientists have isolated a natural chemical that acts as a potent kryptonite against parasitic worms that burrow through human skin and cause devastating health problems. Researchers now describe the ...

The parasitic infection schistosomiasis affects an estimated 200 million people globally, many of them children. But campaigns to identify and treat it face formidable hurdles. Mohammed Aliyu, 11, ...

The Schistosoma mansoni parasitic worm agefotostock / Alamy Stock Photo Insights into the mechanism of action of the only effective drug against schistosomiasis (bilharzia), could open new avenues to ...

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MANILA, Philippines—Still endemic, or unique, in almost 30 provinces, schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease, remains a serious public health problem in the Philippines with millions of people said to ...