“Antibiotics cannot clear bilharzia and as the disease continues to fester, the patient’s womb will develop sandy patches then the infection will start affecting blood vessels,” he say ...

“Antibiotics cannot clear bilharzia and as the disease continues to fester, the patient’s womb will develop sandy patches then the infection will start affecting blood vessels,” he say ...

Professor Farley describes how governments and organizations in Britain, the British colonies, the United States, Central and South America, South Africa, China, and the World Health Organization ...

Schistosomiasis, or bilharzia as it is commonly known, has been one such targeted disease, in populations or sub-populations within defined geographic areas without individual diagnosis. Despite these ...

Zimbabwe has launched a mass drug administration (MDA) campaign to combat lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, ...

Scientists working in the field are using the video to explain to local schoolchildren what causes schistosomiasis, how it is spread and what they can do to stop catching the disease. Schistosomiasis ...

Although there is no evidence yet that it affects COVID-19 vaccines, schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, has been associated with lower vaccine immunity for several vaccines.

In 2023, the region logged 775 cases. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said schistosomiasis symptoms could ...