Functional genomics to unveil the early intra-mammalian development of schistosomes

The Neglected Tropical Disease schistosomiasis affects more than 250 million people in Low and Middle-Income Countries, where more than 600 million are at risk. The disease, caused by infection with blood flukes in the genus Schistosoma, is associated with liver inflammation and fibrosis, or bladder and kidney pathology, depending on the species.…