One of the world's four parasite banks, located at a university in Türkiye

One of the world's four parasite banks, located at a university in Manisa, Türkiye, stores 8,000 parasites used for developing crucial vaccines, drugs, and diagnostic kits. Manisa Celal Bayar University in Türkiye is home to one of only four parasite banks in the world, playing a critical role in the global fight against parasitic diseases that affect millions annually.

The facility stores approximately 8,000 parasites from 16 different species. These samples, preserved by freezing, are supplied to universities and national research institutions for projects aimed at developing new drugs, vaccines, and diagnostic tools for diseases such as leishmaniasis and malaria.