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Researchers have determined the complete genetic composition of the worm that causes bilharzia, a disease that afflicts more than 200 million people throughout the world, especially in Africa. Full Article at Voice of America
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Scientists have sequenced the genome of the parasite that causes intestinal schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia or snail fever), a devastating tropical disease that afflicts more than 200 million people in the developing world. Full Article at EurekAlert
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The Schistosoma mansoni genome was much larger than scientists expected.Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Researchers have sequenced the genomes of two species of flatworm that cause the tropical disease schistosomiasis, revealing... Full Article at Nature.com
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Two UCSF research papers this week are marking major breakthroughs in the effort to tackle schistosomiasis (bilharzia), a tropical disease that infects more than 200 million people worldwide and causes long-term debilitating illness and occasional... Full Article at EurekAlert
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The snails release the microscopic, fork-tailed parasites into the water, and these burrow into the bather's skin. From there, they travel in the blood to the urinary and intestinal organs, including the liver, where they mature. Full Article at Independent Online
