La Sociedad Científica de estudiantes de Biotecnología de la UCB participa en un proyecto internacional para la detección de parásitos en el medio ambiente
(A)—Soil samples were collected in the environment (i.e., in front of the front door, in the porch area, and front of the latrine) around this rural household in the Amazon region of Ecuador. (B)—Collection of peri-domestic soil samples in Ecuador. (C)—A typical bed where dust was collected in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. (D)—Local streams and waterways used for bathing and washing and which are sources of Schistosoma mansoni exposure in Januária, Brazil.