SCORE

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is caused by worms that live in the blood vessels, is found predominantly in tropical and sub-tropical climates, especially Africa, Asia, South America and the Middle East, and infects approximately 200 million people worldwide. SCORE's focus was on the two major disease-causing schistosomes in Africa, South America, and the Middle East -Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium... SCORE's goal was to find answers to help current and future schistosomiasis control program managers do the job better. This included learning what approaches to controlling and eliminating schistosomiasis work best and developing and evaluating new tools for program managers to use. Our vision was, and remains, that our work will inform efforts to gain control of schistosomiasis in high-prevalence areas, sustain control and move towards elimination in areas of moderate prevalence, and ultimately eliminate schistosomiasis. SCORE did this work by funding investigators..

Primary location: Athens United States