Device to kill Anisakis parasites

Device to kill Anisakis parasites

KUMAMOTO, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo - An undated illustration shows how a device using pulsed high current kills Anisakis parasites.

Device to kill Anisakis parasites

Device to kill Anisakis parasites

Takao Namihira of Kumamoto University explains a device to kill Anisakis parasites using pulsed high current in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on April 28, 2022.

ZIMBABWE-CHINA-SCHISTOSOMIASIS ELIMINATION

ZIMBABWE-CHINA-SCHISTOSOMIASIS ELIMINATION

(230725) -- SHAMVA, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A health worker performs tests to check for schistosomiasis parasites at a medical center in Shamva, Zimbabwe, on July 24, 2023. Zimbabwe's health ministry is working with experts from the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases (NIPD) and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) to implement a schistosomiasis elimination pilot study in Shamva, a district north of the capital Harare. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

Vaccination campaign to cleanse parasites among youngsters continues in Honduras

STORY: Vaccination campaign to cleanse parasites among youngsters continues in Honduras DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Tegucigalpa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of vaccination 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JAVIER ALMENDAREZ, Head of a community vaccination site STORYLINE: Honduras is carrying out a vaccination campaign to cleanse parasites, geared towards children from five to 11 years old, as well as teenagers and adolescents up to 21 years old. The Minister of Health Jose Manuel Matheu said the campaign kicked off on May 9 and will extend until May 31. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): JAVIER ALMENDAREZ, Head of a community vaccination site "Children aged five and up are invited to turn out. They need to bring their birth certificates and they must be accompanied by adults. We've been vaccinating around 1,000 people per day as we have had a high number of patients. Parents who bring their children here have given us a favorable response to what we have done." The health authority also aims at

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE-CHINA-BATTLE AGAINST MALARIA

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE-CHINA-BATTLE AGAINST MALARIA

(220425) -- SAO TOME, April 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 25, 2021 shows boxes of Artequick, a Chinese-developed drug which has a swift effect against malaria parasites, at the outskirts of Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe. Sao Tome and Principe, an island country off the west coast of Africa, is on its way to eliminating malaria with the help of Chinese doctors and medicine. TO GO WITH "Feature: With China's medical expertise, African island winning battle against malaria" (Xinhua)

Two Japanese scientists receive Nobel prize

Two Japanese scientists receive Nobel prize

Satoshi Omura of Japan receives a medal and diploma for his Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2015. Omura has discovered a therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Two Japanese scientists receive Nobel prize

Two Japanese scientists receive Nobel prize

Satoshi Omura of Japan receives a medal and diploma for his Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2015. Omura has discovered a therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo