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Can behavioural change help eliminate schistosomiasis? #WorldNTDDay

Can behavioural change help eliminate schistosomiasis? #WorldNTDDay

Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic worms and transmitted through freshwater snails, affects 250 million people globally, with 90% of cases in sub-Saharan Africa. What might help eliminate this disease? Bonnie Webster, Principal Researcher at the Natural History Museum, shares some insights.