Bilharzia

It has previously been shown that adult schistosomes excite an immune response in the rhesus monkey but do not themselves succumb to this . Over 2million people suffer from the tropical disease schistosomiasis , with more than 280dying each year as a result. Together with our partners we plan . Women with schistosomiasis had a three-fold increased risk in becoming infected with HIV, compared to women who did not carry the worms. The extended health impact of the disease has been estimated to exceed that of malaria . SCORE met with partners working to eliminate schistosomiasis in Zanzibar.

Scale-up of safe water supplies decreases a child's risk of urogenital schistosomiasis infection by eight-fold in a typical rural African population. Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease that affects ∼2million people. Endemic in eastern Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa. Infects humans via skin .