Schistosomiasis is a worm infection that can be picked up in warm freshwater. You could be swimming, washing yourself, or just standing in the water and the tiny larvae of the worm can suddenly slip ...

Researchers in Brazil have used an innovative technique in molecular biology to identify targets for candidate vaccines against Schistosoma mansoni, the parasite that causes schistosomiasis.

Researchers in Brazil have used an innovative technique in molecular biology to identify targets for candidate vaccines against Schistosoma mansoni, the parasite that causes schistosomiasis.

Scientists at Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern found certain parasites struggled to make eggs ...

Classified as the deadliest neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization, schistosomiasis is caused by blood parasites of the genus Schistosoma that travel from snails to water to ...

UNM Distinguished Professor of Biology Eric S. Loker began studying the parasite that causes this disease more than three decades ago and is widely considered one of the world's foremost experts in ...