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The first symptom of starting schistosomiasis (which is also known as "bilharziasis") is a cutaneous condition characterized by mild itching and a papular dermatitis of the feet and other parts after swimming in polluted streams containing cercariae.
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- Genetic code cracked for a devastating blood parasite
( University of Melbourne ) Scientists have cracked the genetic code and predicted some high priority drug targets for the blood parasite Schistosoma haematobium, which is linked to bladder cancer and HIV/ AIDS and causes the insidious urogenital disease schistosomiasis haematobia in more than 112 million people in Africa. - Merck Serono to Raise Donation Tenfold to Eliminate Worm Disease
GENEVA and LONDON, January 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Merck Serono commits to increase annual donation of praziquantel tablets to 250 million in the medium term Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced today that … - Scientists crack genetic code for Schistosoma haematobium
Scientists have cracked the genetic code and predicted some high priority drug targets for the blood parasite Schistosoma haematobium, which is linked to bladder cancer and HIV/ AIDS and causes the insidious urogenital disease schistosomiasis haematobia in more than 112 million people in Africa. - Plan to tackle tropical diseases
Politicians, health experts and drug companies have agreed a plan to combat 10 neglected tropical diseases over the next decade. - 'Humanosphere' blog examines roles of former President Carter, researcher Foege in fighting NTDs
This post in KPLU 88.5's "Humanosphere" blog examines how former President Jimmy Carter gave the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) "a good first shove nearly 30 years ago," writing, "Neglected diseases like river blindness, Guinea worm, parasitic (lymphatic) elephantiasis and schistosomiasis have been in Carter's cross hairs since the mid-1980s." - Gryseels B
Will increased funding for neglected tropical diseases really make poverty history? - Factbox: Global health partnership targets neglected diseases
LONDON (Reuters) - Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of 17 diseases that disproportionally affect the very poor. The World Health Organisation estimates that more than a billion people worldwide are affected by NTDs, including more than 500 million children. Thirteen major drugmakers made a joint announcement in London on Monday with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the U.S ... - Health Highlights: Jan.30, 2012
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: - Private and Public Partners Unite to Combat 10 Neglected Tropical Diseases by 2020
Private and Public Partners Unite to Combat 10 Neglected Tropical Diseases by 2020 - Eisai Increases its Commitment to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases
HATFIELD, England, January 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --- Two Innovative Programs Will Help Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis By 2020Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai"), ...
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Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia, bilharziosis or snail fever) is a parasitic disease caused by several species of trematodes (platyhelminth infection, or "flukes"), a ... - Schistosoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A genus of trematodes, Schistosoma, commonly known as blood-flukes and bilharzia, includes flatworms which are responsible for a highly significant parasitic infection of ... - Schistosoma mansoni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schistosoma mansoni is a significant parasite of humans, a trematode that is one of the major agents of the disease schistosomiasis. The schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma ... - Schistosoma haematobium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schistosoma haematobium is an important digenetic trematode, and is found in the Middle East, India, Portugal and Africa. It is a major agent of schistosomiasis; more ... - Elephantiasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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