Background In Ghana, pre-school-aged children (PSAC) are at risk of intestinal schistosomiasis
and are living in need of praziquantel treatment. To better assess the infection burden …

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the fastest evolving pandemics in recent history. As such,
the SARS-CoV-2 viral evolution needs to be continuously tracked. This study sequenced …

(1) Background: Current international policy for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted
helminthiasis (STH) control emphasises mass administration of deworming drugs in school-based …

National programs in Africa have expanded their objectives from control of onchocerciasis (river
blindness) as a public health problem to elimination of parasite transmission, motivated …

Introduction: Safety of the environment in which vegetables are grown, marketed and consumed
is paramount as most are eaten raw. Irrigation sources include open drains and streams…

With the push towards control and elimination of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and
schistosomiasis in low- and middle-income countries, there is a need to develop alternative …

Background This paper reports on the baseline prevalence and associated risk factor findings
of a pilot, longitudinal study exploring community-wide treatment of schistosomiasis and …

Background Genetic surveillance of the human filarial parasite, Onchocerca volvulus, from
onchocerciasis endemic regions will ideally focus on genotyping individual infective larval …

Background Wolbachia are intracellular bacteria found in arthropods and several filarial
nematode species. The filarial Wolbachia have been proposed to be involved in the …

Background Population genetics is crucial for understanding the transmission dynamics of
diseases like onchocerciasis. Landscape genetics identifies the ecological features that …