News tagged with schistosomiasis control
Sustainable interventions key to successful schistosomiasis control
May 05, 2009 |
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A decade after the conclusion of a schistosomiasis control program in Mali, prevalence of the disease had regressed to pre-intervention levels, according to a study published May 5 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tr ...
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Schistosomiasis more debilitating than estimated
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Public health researchers at Brown University have found that the health burden of an Asian strain of schistosomiasis is much more debilitating than previously thought.
Mekong schistosomiasis is more widespread than previously thought
Mar 19, 2008 |
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A new genetic analysis, published March 19th in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, suggests that the parasitic worm Schistosoma mekongi is more widespread than previously thought. According to the ...
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 ...
Genomes of parasitic flatworms decoded
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Two international research teams have determined the complete genetic sequences of two species of parasitic flatworms that cause schistosomiasis, a debilitating condition also known as snail fever. Schistosoma ma ...
Watching water from space could aid disease prevention in China
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Scientists are looking to outer space for help in their attempt to prevent new outbreaks of the tropical disease schistosomiasis in southern China.
Case Western Reserve professor helps control infectious diseases with models and math
Dec 19, 2008 |
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Can an algebraic equation hold the secret to eradicating malaria or schistosomiasis? A Case Western Reserve University mathematics professor is utilizing the combination of algorithms and models in an effort to assist his ...
Tropical disease experts call for a 'Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases'
Mar 26, 2008 |
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An international team of tropical disease control experts has urged the global health and development community, and particularly the G8 leaders, to establish a new financing mechanism to combat the neglected tropical diseases ...
Scientists identify new leads for treating parasitic worm disease
Mar 16, 2008 |
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A research team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Roadmap and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has identified chemical compounds that hold promise as potential therapies ...
Improving female reproductive health and empowerment through control of NTDs
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in developing countries would help improve the reproductive health and rights of girls and women in the poorest countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, according ...
Small-scale agricultural changes may help eradicate widespread disease
May 31, 2007 |
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Small changes in agricultural and sanitation practices may eliminate the spread of a disease that affects some 200 million people living in developing nations around the world.
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