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At Parasites Without Borders, we bring the latest medical information on diseases caused by parasites to the people and places that need it most. Over the past two months, our team of physicians and scientists have been scouring literature, sharing clinical experiences, and doing our part to support the busy clinicians during the pandemic. Check out our latest news.

Image of doctors and locals from the most recent Panama trip for Floating Doctors

Global Health Nonprofit Puts Boots to the Ground With Floating Doctors

For nearly a decade, Parasites Without Borders has worked with Floating Doctors, a global nonprofit dedicated to reducing the burden of disease in the developing world and promoting improvements in healthcare delivery worldwide.
Dickson D. Despommier posing in underground subway

PWB Mourns Loss of Founder Dickson D. Despommier

Despommier spent 38 years as a professor of microbiology and public health in environmental health sciences at Columbia University, where he won the Best Teacher Award six times.
Cartoon snapshot of a petri dish with a parasite on it

Free Resources on Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Parasites Without Borders is on a mission to make educational to provide free science education to all in an effort to eliminate human suffering from parasitic infections around the world.

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is January 30th

On January 20, 2012, the first NTDS road map was launched, along with the formation of the world’s biggest public-private sector partnership and significant and substantial pledges.
Parasitic Diseases 7th Edition Textbook for sale or free PDF download. Disponible en espańol

The Journey to Zero of Parasitic Diseases is a Global Task

Global mission to eliminate five devastating parasitic diseases through research, education, and international cooperation, targeting Guinea Worm, Malaria, River Blindness, Polio, and Lymphatic Filariasis.
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New Fundraiser Kicks Off Supporting MicrobeTV and Free Science Education

PWB is fundraising for MicrobeTV, a 501c3 nonprofit organization and independent podcast network that hosts shows about viruses, bacteria, parasites, evolution, immunology, and neuroscience.

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