The past three years has seen the launch of a new World Health Organization (WHO)
neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) roadmap, together with revised control and elimination …

Schistosomiasis is the second most important human parasitic disease in terms of
socioeconomic impact, causing great morbidity and mortality, predominantly across the …

Schistosomiasis is a public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia,
the Caribbean and South America. It is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)-a …

Zoonotic spillover and hybridization of parasites are major emerging public and veterinary
health concerns at the interface of infectious disease biology, evolution, and control …

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) recently proposed a new operational
definition which designates communities with≥ 10% prevalence of Schistosoma spp …

Urogenital schistosomiasis is caused by the blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium and is
one of the most neglected tropical diseases worldwide, afflicting> 100 million people. It is …

Schistosomiasis treatment entirely relies on a single drug, praziquantel, prompting research
into alternative therapeutics. Here we evaluated the efficacy and safety of the antimalarial …

Infectious disease can reduce labor productivity and incomes, trapping subpopulations in a
vicious cycle of ill health and poverty. Efforts to boost African farmers' agricultural production …

Around 25% of the global population suffer from one or more parasitic infections, of which
food-and vector-borne parasitic zoonotic diseases are a major concern. Additionally …

Schistosomiasis is one of the most prominent parasite-induced infectious diseases, causing
tremendous medical and socioeconomic problems. Current studies have reported on the …