Dharliton Soares Gomes

2 months ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Departamento de Parasitologia |Laura Maggi |Stefan Michael Geiger |Dharliton Soares Gomes

INTRODUCTION The World Health Organisation (WHO) classifies 20 diseases as Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) for their impact on impoverished communities [1, 2]. Prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions, NTDs thrive in populations that are exposed to pathogens and lack proper sanitation and healthcare [1, 2]. Among these, schistosomiasis and leishmaniasis stand out as being two of the most debilitating NTDs. Schistosomiasis is caused by the trematode Schistosoma spp.