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Disease carried by African snails hits Europe
The potentially deadly disease schistosomiasis (commonly known as bilharzia), and carried by African snails, is spreading into Europe, scientists have warned.
A neglected tropical disease,...
Malawi launches first pill for sleeping sickness
Patients in Malawi will now be able to swallow a pill instead of enduring toxic IV drugs to survive a fast-moving and deadly disease,...
GP’s eyesight saved by game-changing test
A baffling eye infection that had plagued a British doctor for five years was finally identified after a breakthrough test identified it and helped...
Vital leprosy drugs arrive in Nigeria after year-long delay
After waiting for more than a year, Nigerians with leprosy will finally be able to obtain critical drugs to treat the disease, which were...