IBADAN – Oyo State Government has reiterated its commitment to eradicate the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the state, while warning that untreated cases could lead to loss of sight and death.

In 2024, the Oyo State Government invested N30 million in the mass administration of medicines to 13,401 communities across 298 wards in the state to eradicate elephantiasis, river blindness, ...

Albertine Badolé does not remember when a worm first wriggled across her eyeball ... the burden of disease is comparable to that of schistosomiasis, which is a listed NTD, and studies attribute ...

Albertine Badolé does not remember when a worm first wriggled across her eyeball. It was many years ago, but what she can still recall is the itching and the swelling in her face. “Sometimes when I ...

The Minister of Health, Labour and Social Welfare, Mr Ian McLean, confirmed at the week-end that the snail-eating "Limpopo sardine" could be the breakthrough in the fight against bilharzia.

When you hear the term "ringworm," do you imagine tiny worms crawling on your skin? Then you may have fallen prey to one of the many misconceptions about this common skin condition. In reality ...

The worms use suckers to adhere to the wall of the blood vessel, where they can live for up to 30 years. Roughly 240 million people are infected with schistosomiasis each year. Most people with this ...

A scientist has issued an urgent warning to fitness fanatics about the germs lurking in gyms. Dr Primrose Freestone, a senior lecturer in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Leicester ...

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, remains a significant public health challenge in Ghana, affecting millions of people, particularly school-aged children. Schistosomiasis, also known as ...