Fight Against Neglected Diseases Sets Sights on Parasites Transmitted by Livestock

The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) will research how efforts to combat the tapeworm infection cysticercosis can be integrated into existing prevention programmes.

LONDON -- A group at Imperial College London dedicated to eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has received $1.5 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve control of a disease passed to humans by pigs.

The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) will research how efforts to combat the tapeworm infection cysticercosis can be integrated into existing prevention programmes.

To read the full press release, visit the Imperial College London web site.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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