Helminth parasites of the Schistosoma genus cause roughly 290,000 deaths annually, primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. In addition, an estimated 250 million people are currently chronically infected with Schistosoma parasites—with an additional 800 million people at risk of getting the infection—making schistosomiasis second only to malaria among the world’s deadliest tropical parasitic diseases
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