Background Onchocerciasis is a disease caused by infection with Onchocerca volvulus,
which is transmitted to humans via the bite of several species of black fly, and is responsible …

In the current study, prickly pear peel waste (PPPW) extract was used for the biosynthesis of
selenium nanoparticles through a green and eco-friendly method for the first time. The …

Parasitic agents have been known to cause human disease since ancient times and are
endemic in tropical and subtropical regions. Complications of parasitic diseases, including …

Abstract Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are debilitating, chronic illnesses that have the
power to prolong poverty due to their negative effects on productivity, child development …

Parasitic nematodes have an intimate, chronic and lifelong exposure to vertebrate tissues.
Here we mined 41 published parasitic nematode transcriptomes from vertebrate hosts and …

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) using the marine sponge, Spongia
officinalis extract, and assessment of their antimicrobial and potential insecticidal activities …

Climate change represents an unprecedented threat to humanity and will be the ultimate
challenge of the 21st century. As a public health consequence, the World Health …

Background In 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Malawi had
successfully eliminated lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem. Understanding …

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is an infection of three closely related filarial worms such as
Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori. These worms can cause a …

Lymphatic filariasis is a vector-borne neglected tropical disease prioritized for global
elimination. The filarial nematodes that cause the disease host a symbiotic bacterium …