A parasitology expert from Aberystwyth University has joined a new UK-wide network to drive global research into combating parasitic diseases of humans and animals. Helminth parasite diseases – or worm infections – damage the health of billions of people and animals worldwide and are some of the most difficult to treat diseases. The new Helminth…
World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2025
Today is World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, an opportunity to highlight the work being done to beat NTDs. As part of Aberystwyth University, members of the BCHC have been collaborating on world-leading research as part of the WORMVACS2.0 project, which seeks to better define immunity against worm infections and set up a helminth vaccine development pipeline. …