Animals are all around us. Because of their proximity, many people take for granted how truly dangerous some animals really ...

In the most remote places in the world, people are daily battling diseases that many people may never have heard of. Called neglected tropical diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1.5 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and a further two billion are threatened by these diseases. If left ...

The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here is ramping up its fight against schistosomiasis in the Eastern Visayas ...

Snails have a reputation for being slow, with poor eyes that can barely see the world around them. But conch snails defy these expectations with eyesight as good as some vertebrates. These marine ...

About 200,000 people die each year from schistosomiasis, sometimes known as snail fever, which is caused by parasitic flatworms called flukes that live inside freshwater snails.

Of those who visited regions endemic for schistosomiasis, 11% reported contact with freshwater. But in Kenya/Tanzania, an area with a high prevalence of schistosomiasis, nearly 20% of travelers ...

Communities in areas where the giant African land snail is found are asked to be vigilant regarding their watercourses. That Trini lime at our rivers and streams in parts where the giant African ...

The Masked Singer fans are convinced they have discovered the identity of Snail in the hit ITV show after watching Saturday's episode. Viewers were delighted when the show returned to screens with ...

The squishy little parasites are less than an inch long, but they cause a globe-girdling disease variously known as schistosomiasis, bilharziasis, or simply snail fever. The more man does to ...

As a result, organisms that inhabit these environments, such as snails, are affected in their natural habitats. This study examines the effects of microplastics (10 μg/L), ibuprofen (500 μg/L), and a ...