Farming Technique Could Curb Devastating Tropical Disease

“Despite decades of mass drug administration campaigns, schistosomiasis remains one of the world’s most widespread neglected tropical diseases. Rice farmers and their families are particularly at risk, as the parasitic worms that cause the disease are spread by freshwater snails found in the standing water of rice fields. New research published in Nature Sustainability has […] The post Farming Technique Could Curb Devastating Tropical Disease appeared first on Human Progress.