The global filariasis treatment market is on a robust growth trajectory, projected to rise from USD 13,285.7 million in 2025 to USD 33,226.9 million by 2035, registering a strong compound annual ...

Researchers at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) have reported a surge in soil-transmitted helminth infections (commonly known as worms) among children in urban slums, warning of ...

The Kilifi government’s health sector has received a major boost after Amref Kenya donated screening equipment worth Sh13 ...

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Patients with malaria experience flu-like symptoms and, in severe cases, the disease can progress to neurological ...

It was a movement in Kerala that first cast the spotlight on filariasis and began measures at several levels to eliminate the ...

Donald Trump on Thursday (Apr 18) had to be rescued by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a journalist grilled the US President on him allegedly calling European "parasites". During a joint ...

A brutal terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pahalgam has left the nation shaken. More than 25 tourists, including foreign nationals, were gunned down in the serene ...

African health experts have renewed commitment to accelerate efforts to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that continue to affect over a billion people globally, 40% of whom live in the African ...

In a bid to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children, the Ministry of Health and Population is preparing to ...

New research has revealed that Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium), a parasitic infection affecting millions globally, can trigger cancer-related gene activity in the cervical lining, with ...

The parasitic worm Wuchereria bancrofti, primarily found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia, is known to cause lymphatic filariasis, a condition that can severely damage the lymphatic system and ...

bancrofti is a parasite that occurs mainly in the tropical regions of Africa and Asia and can cause the disease lymphatic filariasis. This disease damages ... the earlier hypothesis that it is indeed ...