snail intermediate hosts and related material for schistosomiasis research. SSR is a collaboration between the Natural History Museum and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Schistosomiasis - also known as snail fever - is a disease caused by parasitic worms, which can infect the urinary tract or intestines. It can spread a disease that causes kidney failure ...

The Museum's SCAN collection is the world's largest store of schistosomiasis material. It contains snails, larvae and schistosome worms, allowing scientists to learn more about the life cycles of ...

S Knopp acknowledges additional financial support from the Schistosomiasis Consortium ... chemotherapy with other control measures such as snail control, access to clean water, improved sanitation ...

He mentioned that following Uganda, arpraziquantel will be introduced in other schistosomiasis-endemic countries like Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Tanzania, and Senegal.

Background Acute schistosomiasis constitutes a rare but serious condition in individuals experiencing their first prepatent Schistosoma infection. To circumvent costly and time-consuming ...