News tagged with neglected tropical
Researchers design new strategy to find drugs to treat neglected infection
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Using an unconventional approach that they designed, University of Pittsburgh drug discoverers and their collaborators at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have identified compounds that hold promise for treating leishmaniasis, ...
Parasite bacteria may help fight spread of mosquito-borne diseases
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Infecting mosquitoes with a bacterial parasite could help prevent the spread of lymphatic filariasis, one of the major neglected tropical diseases of the developing world, according to research published today ...
Surveys for major neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa can be integrated
Oct 27, 2009 |
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It is possible to simultaneously survey a number of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the challenging environment of Southern Sudan, according to a new study published October 27 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tr ...
New analysis details devastating toll of neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa
Aug 25, 2009 |
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An analysis published August 25 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases sheds new light on the toll that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) take on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with an estimated 500 millio ...
Discovery to aid in future treatments of third-world parasites
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Schistosomiasis, one of the most important of the neglected tropical diseases, is caused by infection with parasitic helminths of the genus Schistosoma. These parasites are long lived (>10 years) and dwell ...
Study finds new insight on therapy for a devastating parasitic disease
Jun 23, 2009 |
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University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have discovered an important new insight into how a commonly prescribed drug may work to treat those infected by a parasitic flatworm.
Controlling neglected tropical diseases may be key to US foreign policy
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Stating that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) not only promote poverty but also destabilize communities, former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Sabin Vaccine Institute President Peter Hotez call upon ...
To better control Chagas disease, focus funds more efficiently, scientists say
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Controlling the bug that causes Chagas disease, a chronic infection of 10 million people worldwide with no available cures or vaccines, is the primary goal of public health officials in the developing world. ...
Portuguese scientists show Schistosoma haematobium direct link to tumours
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium) is a parasitic flatworm that infects millions of people, mostly in the developing world, and is associated with high incidence of bladder cancer although why is not clear. Now, however, ...
Community spread of trachoma could be stopped by treating all household members
Mar 31, 2009 |
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All members of the household need to be treated for trachoma in order to prevent rapid re-infection, according to a new study published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Study suggests LF elimination program is 'best buy in public health'
Oct 08, 2008 |
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A study published today concludes that in the ten years since its initiation, the international effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) has made a large impact towards ridding the world of one of its most debilitating ...
NTDs burden in Latin America and the Caribbean may exceed that of HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria
Sep 24, 2008 |
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According to a new analysis published September 24th in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, "The Neglected Tropical Diseases of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of Disease Burden and Distri ...
