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PRO/AH/EDR> Schistosomiasis – Philippines: risk, spread
Schistosomiasis -- PhilippinesSchistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia and snail fever is endemic in 12 regions and 28 provinces on the Philippines archipelago with a whopping 12 million Filipinos at risk for the parasitic infection, according to a Phil Star report.With some 6.8 million people already exposed to the blood fluke, Dr Vicente Belizario, convener of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Study Group under the University of the Philippines-College of Public Health asks, "The Philippines has Read more [...]
