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WHO has recently launched updated data on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators tracking the link between air pollution and health. The release of data on ambient and household air pollutionhighlights critical inequalities: while fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels dropped globally until 2020, they have since remained largely unchanged, with low- and middle-income countries facing…

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