What is the role of international collaborations in schistosomiasis research and control?

Mar 8, 2023 ... Human beings become infected with schistosomiasis when larval forms of the parasite, released by freshwater snails, penetrate their skin during ... Bilharzia is an illness that develops when people come into contact with water contaminated by certain snails that carry disease-causing parasites. These ... : infestation with or disease caused by schistosomes; specifically : a severe endemic disease of humans in Africa and parts of Asia and South America. Aug 7, 2023 ... Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease historically known as bilharzia caused by the trematode of the genus Schistosoma. You often don't have any symptoms when you first become infected with schistosomiasis, but the parasite can remain in the body for many years and cause damage ... Although a few patients may have minor skin irritation when the cercariae enter the skin, most people do not develop symptoms until the eggs develop (about one ... Sep 29, 2023 ... Chronic intestinal schistosomiasis caused by co-infection with Schistosoma intercalatum and Schistosoma mansoni Dec 22, 2022 ... Over 240 million people have schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD), caused by parasitic worms called Schistosoma. Jun 1, 2020 ... There are some data to support the association between schistosomiasis and bladder cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. Nov 20, 2017 ... This paper refers to these papers and discusses critical questions arising at the conference related to elimination of schistosomiasis.