NEWS & PRESS RELEASES EVP: New Solutions for Global Control of Parasitic Infections: The Case of Schistosomiasis

Disease-Carrying Parasite May Have Achilles Heel »
Stanford researchers find infected snails are more appealing to their natural predators
By Rob Jordan,
Monterey-Based Researchers Use Nature to Fight Skin-Burrowing Parasites »
Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Giulio De Leo (Biology) and Woods Affiliate Susanne Sokolow on their research using prawns to fight Schistosomiasis in Senegal.
By Diana LaScala-Gruenewald,
Killer Snails Vs. River Prawns »
Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Giulio De Leo (Biology) and Woods Affiliate Susanne Sokolow on their research using prawns to fight Schistosomiasis in Senegal.
By Jason Bittel,
How Giant Prawns Could Fight Tropical Disease and Poverty »
Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Giulio De Leo (Humanities and Sciences) and Woods Affiliate Susanne Sokolow on their research...
By Ed Young,
River Prawn Becomes New Weapon Against Schistosomiasis »
Discusses research findings from Woods Senior Fellow Giulio De Leo (Biology), Woods Affiliate Susanne Sokolow and other researchers on using prawns to fight Schistosomiasis in Senegal.
By Faith Lapidus,

A Natural Solution to Spread of Deadly Disease »
Stanford researchers find the humble river prawn, a natural predator of parasite-carrying snails, is effective at curbing spread of Schistosomiasis in West Africa; larger initiative on nature and public health planned
By Rob Jordan,

Prawn vs. Snail: Nature’s Role in Fighting Disease »
Little crustacean could play big part in stopping spread of parasitic infection
By Rob Jordan,