As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the climate-driven disease kala-azar.

As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar.

Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.

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What is schistosomiasis – and how do we stop it? | News | Wellcome Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic worms and transmitted through freshwater snails. It affects 250 million people globally, yet despite its scale, it remains underfund...

Schistosomiasis affects over 250 million people but still flies under the radar.

This new explainer from Wellcome sets out what the disease is & what we are doing to combat it. That work includes funding projects on treatment failure, hybridization & new interventions.

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Children receive deworming drugs at a school in Tanzania. Picture credit: Louise Gubb/RTI Fights NTDs

The report from the schistosomiasis workshop is now available on Wellcome Open Research 📖

Take a look to learn more about the research gaps and how we can address them: doi.org/10.21955/wel... ✔️

Photo showing all the workshop participants in the meeting room

Last year, Wellcome held a workshop on research priorities in the schistosomiasis space 🐌

Discussions showed that substantial progress is being made towards global schistosomiasis goals, but also highlighted unprecedented challenges including climate change and treatment failure 🌍💊

Speaking in a panel discussion at the Infectious Disease Modelling Conference 2024 (Thailand)

I'm interested in:

👩‍💻 Mathematical modelling of infectious diseases

🦟 Vector-borne diseases, especially leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, and arboviruses

🌍 How we can ensure that the broadest possible range of people contribute to, and benefit from, research

Infectious Disease | What we do | Wellcome Infectious diseases are one of the world's biggest health challenges – and the risk of new infections emerging is rising. Learn more about how we can reduce this risk.

Hey, I have been here a while now so I thought it was time to properly introduce myself 😊

I'm Katherine, and I'm a Research Manager in the Infectious Diseases team at @wellcometrust.bsky.social

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Neglected tropical diseases -- GLOBAL Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of 20 conditions that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas, where they mostly affect impoverished communities and disproportionately affect wo...

Across global health, let's act on the knowledge that researchers produce, working with communities affected by these diseases to ensure solutions are affordable, accessible and appropriate 🤝

Together we can #BeatNTDs.

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Infectious Disease | What we do | Wellcome Infectious diseases are one of the world's biggest health challenges – and the risk of new infections emerging is rising. Learn more about how we can reduce this risk.

For example, Wellcome funds a range of researchers who are studying NTDs. This includes researchers addressing drug resistance in schistosomiasis, developing treatments for leishmaniasis, and understanding climate impacts on dengue and chikungunya 🌡️

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World NTD Day 2025 World NTD Day 2025

It's #WorldNTDDay! A time to unite, act, and eliminate 🌍

Let’s unite to share knowledge from research that is helping us better understand how to prevent and treat the 21 NTDs, outlined by WHO

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What is leishmaniasis? Causes, prevention and treatment | News | Wellcome Learn about leishmaniasis – including its causes, spread, prevention, treatment and what Wellcome is doing to combat this neglected tropical disease.

Leishmaniasis affects between 700,000 and 1 million people each year, mostly in low-income communities. It’s caused by Leishmania parasites and spread by sandflies.

Read the new Wellcome Explainer to learn more about the disease and what Wellcome is doing to combat it:
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