Infants in some of the world’s poorest regions are vulnerable to schistosomiasis (snail fever), and their treatment should become a priority.
Regular testing and treatment of preschool children for schistosomiasis would reduce the spread of the disease while promoting childhood health and development, the researchers said (BMJ Glob Health 2018;3[2]:e000661.
The parasite, which is carried by freshwater snails, mainly infects people in sub-Saharan Africa. Once