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 ...

For my last rotation in medical school, I traveled to a rural town in Tanzania, Shirati, hoping to learn about global health in an underserved community. Instead, I got a life-changing lesson on ...

Marginalized populations, including women and girls, may suffer disproportionately from increased prevalence. Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection caused by snail-carried worms. Infection ...

Historically, 90% of the schistosomiasis cases requiring treatment have been located in Africa, but infections have also been documented in Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East. While the ...