schistosomiasis | Dr Ibrahim Matende

What’s age got to do with it? Age gaps in schistosomiasis control

by vulgavis | May 30, 2020 | Developing World, Health, health inequity, Medicine, Open Access, schistosomiasis | 0 |

A typical lakeshore scene at an intestinal schistosomiasis hotspot. Preschool-aged children,...

Mobilizing research to defeat Neglected Tropical Diseases: A World NTD Day special

by vulgavis | Feb 2, 2020 | Biology, Developing World, diagnostics, global health, Health, Medicine, Neglected tropical diseases, public health, research, Schistosoma, schistosomiasis | 0 |

World NTD Day was announced by the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi at the Reaching the Last Mile...

Achieving and sustaining elimination: How the Geshiyaro Project might shape the future of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths programmes

by vulgavis | Nov 22, 2019 | Biology, Developing World, Health, schistosomiasis, Uncategorised, WHO | 0 |

Photo taken during a field trip to Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia to visit the Geshiayaro Project. Photo...

Reconciling disease risk with livelihood needs in high schistosomiasis transmission settings

by vulgavis | Sep 15, 2019 | Biology, Developing World, Health, schistosomiasis | 0 |

Collecting water directly from a lake in Senegal. Photo credit: Andrea Lund. Oftentimes in this...

Schistosomiasis… coming to a river near you

by vulgavis | Aug 16, 2019 | Biology, climate change, Developing World, Health, infectious diseases, Neglected tropical diseases, public health, schistosomiasis | 0 |

(Image source: flickr) Background on schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever or...

How to effectively deliver drugs on a mass scale

by vulgavis | Jul 20, 2019 | Developing World, Health, lymphatic filariasis, Medicine, Neglected tropical diseases, schistosomiasis | 0 |

Narayanpur Health Post, Dang Valley: medications stored in the health facility. Supplies of...

Do schistosomes practice the art of host-manipulation?

by vulgavis | Jun 22, 2019 | Biology, Health, schistosomes, schistosomiasis | 0 |

Biomphalaria snail shedding schistosome cercariae into the water. Copyright Trustees of the...

New focus on intestinal schistosomiasis: Emergence of Biomphalaria snails and transmission of Schistosoma mansoni in Lake Malawi

by vulgavis | Apr 14, 2019 | Biology, Developing World, Health, Medicine, Schistosoma, schistosomiasis | 0 |

Schistosoma mansoni egg. Source: Centre for Disease Control Background to schistosomes and snails...

Modelling for policy-driven schistosomiasis questions: Informing treatment guidelines, and monitoring and evaluation activities

by vulgavis | Feb 23, 2019 | Biology, Developing World, Health, Medicine, Neglected tropical diseases, schistosomiasis | 0 |

Child fishing in a lake in Montepuez, Mozambique. Credit to Dr Anna E Phillips. Schistosomiasis...

Time to highlight the importance of Male Genital Schistosomiasis in Malawi

by vulgavis | Jan 27, 2019 | Biology, Developing World, Health, Medicine, schistosomiasis | 0 |

Dr Seke carrying out an ultrasonography relieving a small hydrocele As a medical doctor working in...

The sex lives of schistosomes; complexed mixing of genomes

by vulgavis | Oct 19, 2018 | Africa, Biology, cattle schistosomes, Developing World, Health, hybrids, neglected tropical disease, Neglected tropical diseases, One Health, Schistosoma, Schistosome, schistosomes, schistosomiasis, Technology, zoonosis, zoonotic | 0 |

Diagrammatic of how schistosome mating experiments were conducted in the laboratory In 2009, the...

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What’s age got to do with it? Age gaps in schistosomiasis control

Mobilizing research to defeat Neglected Tropical Diseases: A World NTD Day special

Achieving and sustaining elimination: How the Geshiyaro Project might shape the future of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths programmes

Reconciling disease risk with livelihood needs in high schistosomiasis transmission settings

Schistosomiasis… coming to a river near you

How to effectively deliver drugs on a mass scale

Do schistosomes practice the art of host-manipulation?

New focus on intestinal schistosomiasis: Emergence of Biomphalaria snails and transmission of Schistosoma mansoni in Lake Malawi

Modelling for policy-driven schistosomiasis questions: Informing treatment guidelines, and monitoring and evaluation activities

Time to highlight the importance of Male Genital Schistosomiasis in Malawi

The sex lives of schistosomes; complexed mixing of genomes

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