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17 Jul 2008

Tacking neglected tropical diseases: what can university students do?

Medical students take action to stimulate interest in NTDs.
Source: PLoS Medicine
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12 Jul 2008

Tests ready to start on potential new drugs for leishmaniasis, malaria and trypanosomiasis

Canadian company and university announce collaboration on in vitro testing of drug candidates.
Source: CNN Money; Upstream BioSciences
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12 Jul 2008

Falciparum malaria increases in the UK

Most malaria cases are amongst UK citizens of African or Asian origin, who have visited their families overseas. Many such travellers wrongly consider themselves to be immune.
Source: BMJ; BBC
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10 Jul 2008

Surveillance Sans Frontières: Emerging Infectious Disease Intelligence on the Internet

‘HealthMap’ will provide real-time intelligence on a broad range of emerging infectious diseases for a diverse audience, from public health officials to international travellers.
Source: PLoS Medicine
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10 Jul 2008

Sanitation ‘crucial’ for tackling water-borne disease

WHO says 10% of the global disease burden is attributable to unsafe water and poor sanitation.
Source: SciDev.net
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10 Jul 2008

Powerful new tool to diagnose drug-resistant TB

Results of trials with new test are announced at conference.
Source: SciDev.net
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10 Jul 2008

Experts advise on how TB vaccination candidates can be compared

WHO expert group says a single and simple harmonised assay should be used in all TB vaccine trials.
Source: PLoS Medicine
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4 Jul 2008

Donors will pay drug industry to develop and produce vaccines for developing countries 

A controversial new public health funding mechanism is close to being finalised.
Source: TropIKA.net
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3 Jul 2008

Gender and TB: socio-cultural aspects

Journal publishes collection of articles that investigates the many disparities between men and women when it comes to tuberculosis
Source: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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3 Jul 2008

Call made for integrated control of malaria and neglected tropical diseases

Meeting in Addis Ababa highlights successful integration of river blindness and malaria integration.
Source: Afriquenligne
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