What is schistosomiasis – and how do we stop it? | News | Wellcome
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic worms and transmitted through freshwater snails. It affects 250 million people globally, yet despite its scale, it remains underfund...
Schistosomiasis affects over 250 million people but still flies under the radar.
This new explainer from Wellcome sets out what the disease is & what we are doing to combat it. That work includes funding projects on treatment failure, hybridization & new interventions.
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The report from the schistosomiasis workshop is now available on Wellcome Open Research 📖
Take a look to learn more about the research gaps and how we can address them: doi.org/10.21955/wel... ✔️
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Last year, Wellcome held a workshop on research priorities in the schistosomiasis space 🐌
Discussions showed that substantial progress is being made towards global schistosomiasis goals, but also highlighted unprecedented challenges including climate change and treatment failure 🌍💊
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Infectious Disease | What we do | Wellcome
Infectious diseases are one of the world's biggest health challenges – and the risk of new infections emerging is rising. Learn more about how we can reduce this risk.
For example, Wellcome funds a range of researchers who are studying NTDs. This includes researchers addressing drug resistance in schistosomiasis, developing treatments for leishmaniasis, and understanding climate impacts on dengue and chikungunya 🌡️
wellcome.org/what-we-do/i...
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World NTD Day 2025
World NTD Day 2025
It's #WorldNTDDay! A time to unite, act, and eliminate 🌍
Let’s unite to share knowledge from research that is helping us better understand how to prevent and treat the 21 NTDs, outlined by WHO
www.who.int/campaigns/wo...
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What is leishmaniasis? Causes, prevention and treatment | News | Wellcome
Learn about leishmaniasis – including its causes, spread, prevention, treatment and what Wellcome is doing to combat this neglected tropical disease.
Leishmaniasis affects between 700,000 and 1 million people each year, mostly in low-income communities. It’s caused by Leishmania parasites and spread by sandflies.
Read the new Wellcome Explainer to learn more about the disease and what Wellcome is doing to combat it:
wellcome.org/news/what-is...
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