Living worms for lunch, Mbandaka, Equateur province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Sculpture inside the expressionist garrison church of St Johann Baptist, Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany

Sculpture inside the expressionist garrison church of St Johann Baptist, Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany

Prefab high rise-buildings, apartment buildings, satellite town, housing estate, quarter with pre-fabricated concrete buildings, Marzahn-Hellersdorf district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Research assistants and technicians from the University of Ghana collect dust samples from the living rooms and bedrooms of children in Accra, Ghana. The samples will be analyzed for the presence of dust mites, fungus', and animal allergens to help researchers better understand why children in wealthier homes have higher rates of allergies and asthma than poorer children. The leading theory is that higher rates of helminth (parasite) infections among poorer children are affecting the immune system in a way that offers protection from allergies and asthma. The study aims to find out what the worms are doing, isolate the beneficial effect and replicate it.

Research assistants and technicians from the University of Ghana collect dust samples from the living rooms and bedrooms of children in Accra, Ghana. The samples will be analyzed for the presence of dust mites, fungus', and animal allergens to help researchers better understand why children in wealthier homes have higher rates of allergies and asthma than poorer children. The leading theory is that higher rates of helminth (parasite) infections among poorer children are affecting the immune system in a way that offers protection from allergies and asthma. The study aims to find out what the worms are doing, isolate the beneficial effect and replicate it.

Research assistants and technicians from the University of Ghana collect dust samples from the living rooms and bedrooms of children in Accra, Ghana. The samples will be analyzed for the presence of dust mites, fungus', and animal allergens to help researchers better understand why children in wealthier homes have higher rates of allergies and asthma than poorer children. The leading theory is that higher rates of helminth (parasite) infections among poorer children are affecting the immune system in a way that offers protection from allergies and asthma. The study aims to find out what the worms are doing, isolate the beneficial effect and replicate it.

Burundi, Cibitoke Province, Kirundo, Burundi Kirundo A family beside the road living in poverty child with obvious worms.

Burundi, Cibitoke Province, Kirundo, A family beside the road living in poverty child with obvious worms.

Burundi, Cibitoke Province, Kirundo, A family beside the road living in poverty child with obvious worms.