Experts urge sheep farmers to use faecal egg counts during the risk period for better parasite control and livestock health. Learn why it matters.

By Sharon AtienoOf the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affecting the African continent, Schistosomiasis, also known as Bilharzia, remains a significant public health challenge endemic in more than ...

By Sharon AtienoThough more than 200 million people worldwide are affected by schistosomiasis (bilharzia), Africa bears the biggest brunt reporting nine out of ten cases globally. As such, a ...

For example, chronic schistosomiasis and heavy hookworm infections may lead to blood in the urine or stool. A severe whipworm infection can cause frequent, painful bowel movements of mucus, water, and ...

The liver, located in the upper right side of the abdomen, is the body’s largest organ and one of the most important. The liver performs hundreds of vital functions, including converting ...

What Is an Inflamed Liver? Inflammation is the body's way to heal an injury or damaged cells. In the liver, this injury can be caused by many things, including an infection, toxins, or the buildup ...

2 Centre for Liver Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK 3 Foundation for Liver Research, Institute of Hepatology, London, UK 7 Section of Gastroenterology, Department of ...

Soil-transmitted worm diseases have decreased recently, but parasitic diseases are on the rise, such as dog and cat ...

What Does Liver Pain Feel Like? Your liver is a football-sized organ that sits under your ribs. It filters and cleans your blood, stockpiles energy, helps you fight infections and diseases ...

Akero Therapeutics reported Monday strong results from a nearly two-year, placebo-controlled study showing its drug efruxifermin reversed liver scarring in patients with cirrhosis caused by the ...

FIGHTING SNAIL FEVER. Some of the praziquantel tablets from the Department of Health (DOH) in this undated photo. The DOH regional office here is ramping up its fight against schistosomiasis in the ...

It is estimated that about 100 species of foodborne trematodes can infect humans, including liver flukes, lung flukes, and intestinal flukes. Infection can result in severe liver and lung disease.