In this article, Robert Bergquist and Dan Colley deal with the consoli
dated, international efforts to generate a schistosomiasis vaccine; in
particular, they summarize the deliberations of a series of meetings,
held in Cairo, Egypt, 21-25 May 1997, with the aim of reviewing the c
urrent status of affairs in this respect in order to make recommendati
ons for the future course of schistosomiasis vaccine development.