Do come visit the excellent poster no.31 by Isobel Gabain here British Society for Parasitology 2024 illustrating her exciting novel Bayesian network analyses examining potential associations between helminth infection and childhood stunting.

I wish, I could come first if I was there, as this topic -contribution of helminth infections (intestinal worms) to stunting, caught my attention since the last 5 years! All the best to you Isobel Gabain & Webster Research Group

Wonderful presentation now here British Society for Parasitology 2024 by our Cheikh Fall, all the way from Senegal - presenting the unique morbidities observed in children and adults infected with Schistosoma spp and their hybrids.

So many brilliant talks at BSP this year. Highlights include an update on malaria vaccines, the potential changes in pathology due to zoonotic hybrid schistosomes, and a One Heath approach to tackling African sleeping sickness. And it wouldn’t be a BSP without the famous Cèilidh!

Our high throughput molecular xenomonitoring protocol, that can be used to detect Schistosoma mansoni (and other Trematoda) infections in Biomphalaria, is now published in CR in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases ! 🐌🧬 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Cool to have This week in parasitism discussing our Trends in Parasitology review, Gabain et al., (2023) in a podcast (from ~1 hour in), quite rightly concerned about the neurocognitive delays and reductions that accompany physical stunting in children. open.spotify.com/episode/7I65rJ….

Great to be over in beautiful Wrocław for EMOP. If you’re about, my talk on molecular diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis is tomorrow (Thursday) morning!

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Delighted to share our Trends in Parasitology paper has been converted in a wonderful Teen Science version, examining the ways parasites can cause childhood stunting, with lots of added extras for teachers, SEN and beyond. sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how-d… UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub Royal Veterinary College (RVC)

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Did you know that home environment plays a crucial role in a child's cognitive and emotional development? Read more about it and other key discussions from recent X Chat on Child Health & Development. 👉 indiaalliance.org/news/childheal… #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #HomeEnvironment

Delighted to share our recent paper illustrating, given the global targets towards elimination of schistosomiasis by 2030, that we really must consider the role of wild rodents in persistence, in Asia as well as Africa and beyond. journals.plos.org/plosntds/artic…

Great to share Dan Parsons new paper illustrating how multi-host transmission impacts the genetic diversity of Schistosoma japonicum - through novel sequencing of the antigen coding gene SjACG within miracidial samples from humans and animals in China sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Feeling so honoured and grateful to all.

And today, huge congratulations to Dr Gabain Isobel Gabain to passing her PhD viva, on the role of parasites in childhood stunting, with no corrections - such a true pleasure and honour to supervise.

4th September 2025 — I am delighted to share that I have passed my PhD viva with no corrections. I am grateful to my examiners, Dr Antonio Montresor and Professor Oona Campbell, for an incredibly thought-provoking and enriching discussion. A heartfelt thank you also to my

Delighted to share our systematic review led by Isobel Gabain, revealing significant associations between child protozoan infections and stunting, esp Cryptosporidium spp. the & Giardia spp., although data on impact of maternal infections were lacking. eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…