Researchers Analyze Genomes of 81 Parasitic Worm Species
Researchers Analyze Genomes of 81 Parasitic Worm Species
The new data could help identify treatments for diseases ranging from river blindness to schistosomiasis.
The new data could help identify treatments for diseases ranging from river blindness to schistosomiasis.
river blindness
Leprosy Researcher Wayne Meyers Dies
Catherine Offord | Oct 2, 2018 | 2 min read
An accomplished infectious disease scientist, Meyers spent the 1960s treating and studying the condition in central Africa.
A Farewell to Parasites
Nsikan Akpan | Sep 1, 2013 | 4 min read
Despite a fierce civil war, scientists led a 14-year grassroots campaign that has eradicated a parasitic disease from northern Sudan.
Out of Sight
Nsikan Akpan | Aug 31, 2013 | 1 min read
The community-based healthcare effort that helped stamp out river blindness in one area of Sudan
Fighting River Blindness
Nsikan Akpan | Aug 31, 2013 | 1 min read
The debilitating parasitic disease, onchocerciasis, is all but vanquished in one corner of Sudan, thanks to a community-wide health effort.