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“Schistosomiasis ranks among the most devastating poverty related neglected diseases - and a schistosomiasis vaccine would be a game changer both for global public health and poverty reduction,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. A…

This week, Goats and Soda learned of a pretty icky research experiment taking place in our nation's capital. People are becoming infected with hookworm in the name of science, as researchers seek to develop a vaccine. Check out this article on why there is a need to infect volunteers for the…

Researchers at George Washington University hope to develop a vaccine to prevent an infection that is afflicting more than half a billion people around the world. “This is one of the neglected tropical diseases that has the highest impact on health globally,” said David Diemert, an associate…

In a pioneering study, infecting healthy adults is the next step toward eradicating the infection. “These past few months have taught me a lot about hookworms, and it’s also given me intriguing insight into my own body and behaviors,” she said. Ms. Markowitz is one of the participants of the…