By Sharon AtienoOf the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affecting the African continent, Schistosomiasis, also known as Bilharzia, remains a significant public health challenge endemic in more than ...

Freshwater snails: Miracidia infect snails where they develop and multiply in the snail tissue. The cercaria stage: Many schistosome cercariae emerge from snails. Cercariae swim in the water and can ...

Schistosoma sp. is a human parasite that utilizes components from its host blood for nutrition and survival. In order to penetrate the host skin, the aquatic form of Schistosoma, the cercariae, ...

Schistosomiasis is the second most important human parasitic disease in terms of socioeconomic impact, causing great morbidity and mortality, predominantly across the African continent. For intestinal ...

Introduction Human ocular trematode infections, caused by parasitic flatworms, are a significant public health concern worldwide. It can lead to mild-to-severe consequences if untreated. This protocol ...

Principal Investigators Robert Poulin and Devon Keeney are awarded a NZ$774,000 grant from the Marsden Fund to investigate the evolutionary constraints on host specificity from 2008 to 2011.