Research Articles Results  

15 Oct 2009

Prevalence Study of Yaws in the Democratic Republic of Congo

One in twenty people examined in a remote area of DRC had active cases of this serious infectious skin disease.
Source: PLoS ONE
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9 Oct 2009

Proteophosophoglycans Regurgitated by Leishmania-Infected Sand Flies Target the L-Arginine Metabolism of Host Macrophages to Promote Parasite Survival

While it is inside the sand fly that carries it, the parasite that causes leishmaniasis makes a sticky gel that helps it penetrate human skin.
Source: PLoS Pathogens
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8 Oct 2009

Adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment among pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a qualitative and quantitative study

What stops TB patients from completing their treatment?
Source: BMC Health Service Research
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7 Oct 2009

Spatial Re-Establishment Dynamics of Local Populations of Vectors of Chagas Disease

New research establishes the best time to use insecticides to kill the bugs that spread this neglected tropical disease.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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30 Sep 2009

Genomic Diversity and Evolution of Mycobacterium ulcerans Revealed by Next-Generation Sequencing

An important step forward in the understanding of the organism that causes Buruli ulcer.
Source: PLoS Pathogens
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18 Sep 2009

Effect of Mass Distribution of Azithromycin for Trachoma Control on Overall Mortality in Ethiopian Children: A Randomized Trial

Study finds treatment with a drug used against blinding trachoma also reduces child death rates.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Association
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14 Aug 2009

Chinese drug is new hope against deworming resistance

A new de-worming drug could prevent the effects of drug resistance
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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13 Aug 2009

Bednet use wanes after promising start

Getting insecticide-treated bednets into African homes is a major global campaign, but one study looks at why those who start to use them stop within a year.
Source: Malaria Journal
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7 Aug 2009

ARC3 researchers pile on evidence of artemisinin resistance at Thai-Cambodia border

More evidence on emerging resistance to existing artemisinin-based anti-malarial drugs at the border between Thailand and Cambodia has been published.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
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23 Jul 2009

Cost of Dengue Cases in Eight Countries in the Americas and Asia: A Prospective Study

The total cost of the disease amounts to billions of dollars.
Source: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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