First steps into danger: New study shows bloody urine disease affects breast feeding children too

Mass drug administration for Bilharzia. New study reveals shocking infection rates of the disease in infants under two. [Courtesy]

A study published in August 2020 in the PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases journal indicates that children within the breastfeeding age bracket are also at significant risk of contracting bilharzia.

Titled "Prevalence and Risk Factors of Schistosoma mansoni Infection Among Children Under Two Years of Age in Mbita, Western Kenya", the study confirmed the presence of S. mansoni infection in young pre-school children, some as young as eight months old.