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Zambia schistosomiasis outbreak in Kapululira, Chirundu has resolved: Health Minister

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Schistosomiasis, or Bilharzia outbreak that was first reported on April 7 and ultimately affected some 150 schoolchildren in Chirundu district has been resolved, according to...

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Nigeria says 14 of 20 NTDs are endemic in country

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Yesterday, January 30 was World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is a day to promote awareness of and secure resources for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)–a diverse...

Schistosomiasis: Researchers make progress towards new diagnostic test

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Researchers have made important progress towards a new diagnostic test for schistosomiasis, which could help the World Health Organization (WHO) achieve its goal of interrupting...

Kenya: Schistosomiasis affects 200 in Boni, Outbreak linked to drinking contaminated water

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Some 200 kids in Boni forest, Garissa County, Kenya have been stricken by an outbreak of schistosomiasis, aka bilharzia and diarrhea due to drinking contaminated water, according...

Surveillance on schistosomiasis in five provincial-level administrative divisions of the People’s Republic of China in the post-elimination era

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Background: The People’s Republic of China (P. R. China) has made significant progress on schistosomiasis control. Among the 12 provincial-level administrative divisions (PLADs) with schistosomiasis...

Schistosomiasis case reported in Germany, Travel history to Corsica

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a report posted on the infectious disease website, ProMED-Mail Friday, officials in Munich reported a case of  urogenital schistosomiasis in a 49-year-old German man with...

Parasites: Kenya study shows long-term benefits of deworming treatment

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Children who receive sustained treatment against common parasitic infections grow up to achieve a higher standard of living, with long-lasting health and economic benefits extending to their communities,...

Berkeley researchers: Pesticides increase Schistosomiasis transmission

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Widespread use of pesticides and other agrochemicals can speed the transmission of the debilitating disease schistosomiasis, while also upsetting the ecological balances in aquatic environments that prevent...

Female genital schistosomiasis: Researchers call for expansion of programs for prevention

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In a new perspective piece published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and co-director of the...

Schistosomiasis ‘kryptonite’ isolated by researchers

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Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have isolated a natural chemical that acts as a potent kryptonite against schistosomes, the parasitic worms that burrow through human skin and cause devastating...