Sentences with phrase «although schistosomiasis»

Although schistosomiasis and soil - transmitted helminthiasis affect hundreds of millions of people and account for more than 40 % of the global burden due to neglected tropical diseases, parasitic worm infections are often still neglected [1]--[3].

Although schistosomiasis is not contracted in the United States or Europe, the World Health Organization reports that this neglected tropical disease is endemic primarily in Africa, but is also found in South America, the Middle East, and Asia.