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Preventing schistosomiasis gives children a healthy start in life

Children without schistosomiasis are healthier and happier. Image copyright M. Perkins

Children using local water-bodies expose themselves to schistosome infections

A child doing household chores by the river with her mother. Image copyright M. Perkins

Women washing clothes by the bank of a river

Daily activities such as washing can increase risk of schistosomiasis

Children and women washing and bathing on the banks of the river. Image copyight M. Perkins

Five children of different ages collecting water into bottles from a tapped water pump

Access to safe, clean water reduces the risk of schistosomiasis

Children collecting water from a tap neaar their homes. Image copyright M. Perkins

Schistosomiasis is a debilitating disease that blights the lives of children, adults and entire communities. We are working together to control schistosomiasis and eliminate it as a public health problem globally.

Moving Towards Elimination

A scanning electron micropscope image of the a schistosome worm pair. Copyight Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London

Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia or snail fever, is a parasitic disease caused by tiny blood-dwelling worms. Over 200 million people worldwide are infected, over 90% of which live in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Control and Elimination

Controlling & eliminating schistosomiasis will free children from this vicious cycle of poverty. Find out how this can be done here.

Working Together

The GSA are determined to stop the cycle of infection & eliminate schistosomiasis. We are working to accelerate the progress towards schistosomiasis control and elimination as a public health problem.

What we do

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News & Events

Find out about the latest News and Events from the GSA and wider schistosomiasis control and elimination community!

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Working Groups

Working groups bring together relevant experts and stakeholders to address specific challenges or barriers to schistosomiasis control and elimination as identified in the GSA Schistosomiasis Action Plan and the WHO NTD Roadmap.

More about us

@elimin8schisto on Twitter

RT @JacobPhD: My former advisor Mike Blouin (not on Twitter) is looking for a postdoc to do snail immunology and reverse genetics… https://t.co/9vDbJvhYIb

6 hours 52 min ago

RT @FAIRMED59: The largest study to date of the genetic makeup of parasitic worms has found hundreds of new clues about how they c… https://t.co/z5o2nUzDmD

6 hours 54 min ago

RT @AllianceHPSR: Excited to be hosting a webinar on 20 November at 14:00GMT on 'Multisectoral collaboration for health: what are the… https://t.co/vXr7Nz8alp

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RT @sci_ntds: Happy World Kindness Day! Your kind donations have helped us to put the smile back on millions of people suffering… https://t.co/Ki3bVXoWEE

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RT @jliedu: Identifying the economical and effective holistic approach by use of available interventions and progressive attemp… https://t.co/MdV6KqoQM8

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RT @JacobPhD: My former advisor Mike Blouin (not on Twitter) is looking for a postdoc to do snail immunology and reverse genetics… https://t.co/9vDbJvhYIb

15 hours 11 min ago

RT @wtccghr: Cambridge Parasitic and Neglected Tropical Diseases Network | 2018 Meeting - https://t.co/di2UkyuEAQ

15 hours 13 min ago

RT @TchuemTchuente: Very productive discussions on Precision Mapping for Schistosomiasis at #COR_NTD18 & @ASTMH #TropMed18. Pleased to… https://t.co/vca2b3oS0v

15 hours 13 min ago

RT @TheENDFund: We are so excited to share the new book "Under the Big Tree: Extraordinary Stories From the Movement to End Neglect… https://t.co/QEVZa4FZvc

15 hours 14 min ago

RT @schisto_tom: Day 3 at BRI. Some freshly perfused adult schistosomes! Still working on my ‘iPhone camera down a microscope’ skill… https://t.co/YVq6B7vzpK

4 days 18 hours ago

RT @schisto_tom: Day 2 at the @BRI_AFBR Schistosoimasis Research Centre - first time for me seeing the schistosomules of S. mansoni… https://t.co/SXJE4b9QPN

5 days 7 hours ago

RT @schisto_tom: Thanks @perforin for a great discussion and for the bonus talk on FGS and MGS! https://t.co/LcDr1XO1IH