200 Years Theodor Bilharz - Schistosomiasis Research in Germany and beyond

The Institute of Tropical Medicine, Travel Medicine and Human Parasitology at the University Hospital of Tübingen, the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene at the Technical University of Munich, the Institute of Parasitology at the Justus-Liebig University of Gießen and the Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné in Gabon have joined forces to organize a conference to commemorate the 200th anniversary since the birth of Theodor Bilharz, who discovered Schistosoma haematobium, the causative agent of the schistosomiasis. The purpose of this conference is to bring together the schistosomiasis research community from Germany and around the world, to discuss progress and challenges in schistosomiasis research.

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