Zimbabwe's battle to control a skin-burrowing worm faces a new challenge: climate change

Bilharzia, a parasitic worm that uses snails as a vector, is endemic to Zimbabwe, and could get more difficult to manage as weather patterns and temperatures shift, experts say.

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