Ms Badolé suffers from loiasis, a chronic filarial disease caused by the Loa loa parasite, also known as the African eye worm ...

Other symptoms, such as a skin rash or problems breathing, also can occur, depending on the type of worm and related disease. Some people experience no symptoms at all. Checking your stool (poop) for ...

A woman in Beijing who presented to hospital with a foreign body sensation in her right eye was found to be suffering from a parasitic infection ...

Salomon Kosoma, a fisherman and farmer in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is also a community mobilizer with a strong commitment to the prevention and control of Guinea-worm ...

Scientists have discovered that tiny particles released by a type of intestinal worm might help reduce inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This condition affects millions ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1.5 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and a further two billion are threatened by these diseases. If left ...

Niger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a ...

Another example of a worm disease that is widespread in the Central African region is loiasis, also known as African eye worm disease. The WHO estimates that around 20 million people are currently ...

The late president’s longtime goal of eradicating Guinea worm disease is now closer to being realized than ever before, with only 14 human cases reported in 2024 juxtaposed to an estimated 3.5 ...