The people behind new vaccines for neglected tropical diseases: World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026

Written By LINQ management

Parasitic worm infections caused by hookworms and schistosomes are some of the world’s most devastating and persistent neglected tropical diseases. Vaccines, an extremely powerful public health intervention, could help control and eliminate these infections.

The WORMVACS2.0 consortium brings together experts in immunology, epidemiology, and vaccine development to establish an effective pipeline for developing vaccines against parasitic worms.

To discover what this work entails, we spoke with the team at Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), one of the project partners.

Some of them work in the clinic, seeing patients, gathering data on the prevalence of different diseases, and collecting samples, while others analyse these data to identify ways to fight parasitic worm infections.

Each of them, from nurses to lab technicians, is an essential part of the team, contributing to the vital work of fighting neglected tropical diseases.

Meet the team:

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