News tagged with schistosomiasis
Neglected tropical diseases -- momentum must be continued
This week's edition of The Lancet sees the first in a four-part Series on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) -- conditions which almost exclusively affect the world's poorest people, namely those 2.7 billion people living ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 01, 2010 |
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Surveys for major neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa can be integrated
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 ...
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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Discovery to aid in future treatments of third-world parasites
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 ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Study finds new insight on therapy for a devastating parasitic disease
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.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Sustainable interventions key to successful schistosomiasis control
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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May 05, 2009 |
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