Prawn vs Snail: Natural Solution to Parasitic Disease
August 20, 2015
Stanford-led research in Senegal, West Africa, finds that freshwater prawns can serve as an effective natural solution in the battle against schistosomiasis, a potentially deadly parasitic disease that infects about 230 million people. The prawns prey on parasite-infected snails, while providing a source of marketable protein-rich food. The researchers will establish a center on disease, ecology, health and development at Stanford.
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