Schistosomiasis is a public health problem in many developing countries, and Schistosoma mansoni is the most widespread species of the causative trematode parasite 1. Parasite eggs laid in the hepatic ...

Schistosoma mansoni and its close relatives are parasitic flatworms that affect millions worldwide and kill an estimated 250,000 people a year. A study identifies a new part of the molecular pathway ...

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INFESTATION by Schistosoma mansoni is generally known to cause gastrointestinal symptoms and, not infrequently, bilharzial hepatic fibrosis, which may lead to portal hypertension of intrahepatic ...

As a result of genomic research, begun in Brazil about 15 years ago, Brazilian researchers have found promising targets for the development of a vaccine against schistosomiasis, a disease that affects ...

Scientists have discovered a parasite that can sneak into your skin without you feeling a thing. The worm, Schistosoma mansoni, has evolved a way to switch off the body’s pain and itch signals, ...

A parasitic worm that can burrow into the skin may help inspire the next generation of painkillers, potentially providing a viable alternative to opioids, new research has suggested. By suppressing ...

The worms that cause schistosomiasis (Schistosoma mansoni) are unusual in several ways, especially the fact that male and female adults must stay paired together throughout their lives for ...

The Schistosoma mansoni parasitic worm agefotostock / Alamy Stock Photo Insights into the mechanism of action of the only effective drug against schistosomiasis (bilharzia), could open new avenues to ...

Researchers in Brazil have used an innovative technique in molecular biology to identify targets for candidate vaccines against Schistosoma mansoni, the parasite that causes schistosomiasis.