Purpose
to determine infection risks of the parasitic flatworm Schistosoma mansoni and support control efforts by developing a floating device with chemicals to attract the larvae, and a substrate to quantify the parasites via a measurable color change.
Grantee
Division
Global Health
Date
OCTOBER 2013
Region served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$87,602
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
24
Grantee location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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