As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar.

Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.

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#Kenya #Health #PublicHealth #Heat

Schistosomiasis affects over 250 million people but still flies under the radar.

This new explainer from Wellcome sets out what the disease is & what we are doing to combat it. That work includes funding projects on treatment failure, hybridization & new interventions.

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Last year, Wellcome held a workshop on research priorities in the schistosomiasis space 🐌

Discussions showed that substantial progress is being made towards global schistosomiasis goals, but also highlighted unprecedented challenges including climate change and treatment failure 🌍💊

Hey, I have been here a while now so I thought it was time to properly introduce myself 😊

I'm Katherine, and I'm a Research Manager in the Infectious Diseases team at @wellcometrust.bsky.social

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It's #WorldNTDDay! A time to unite, act, and eliminate 🌍

Let’s unite to share knowledge from research that is helping us better understand how to prevent and treat the 21 NTDs, outlined by WHO

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Leishmaniasis affects between 700,000 and 1 million people each year, mostly in low-income communities. It’s caused by Leishmania parasites and spread by sandflies.

Read the new Wellcome Explainer to learn more about the disease and what Wellcome is doing to combat it:
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