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9 Mar 2010

Vector-borne diseases: what will be the impact of climate and other environmental changes?

A review concludes that we do not know enough about the ecology of diseases such as malaria and dengue to be able to make accurate predictions. Nevertheless, appropriate action can be taken now to reduce their impact.
Source: Journal of Experimental Biology
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5 Feb 2010

Mobile phones for health: high hopes but research lacking

There is a lot of hype surrounding “mHealth” – the use of mobile phones in health care – but where’s the evidence that it works?
Source: TropIKA.net
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29 Jan 2010

World Leprosy Day – the battle has yet to be won

There are still a quarter of a million new cases every year. A leading specialist says that leprosy research – but not leprosy – has been “eliminated”.
Source: TropIKA.net
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4 Jan 2010

Why are men more likely to be diagnosed with TB?

A discussion article concludes that men are more susceptible to tuberculosis and calls for research to explain the biological basis for this phenomenon.
Source: PLoS Medicine
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11 Dec 2009

It’s complicated: the relationship between climate change and infectious diseases

Climate change does affect infectious diseases but exactly how and to what extent?
Source: TropIKA.net
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8 Dec 2009

Progress towards a dengue vaccine

A pipeline of potential dengue vaccines is now in place, some of which have shown promise in clinical trials.
Source: Lancet Infectious Diseases
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2 Dec 2009

Trachoma: there’s progress to report

TropIKA.net discusses some encuraging recent research findings on the world’s biggest infectious cause of blindness.
Source: TropIKA.net
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6 Nov 2009

The Global Burden of Trachoma

An update on an infectious disease of poverty which is a major cause of blindness.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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4 Nov 2009

New malaria research: a selection of some of the latest findings

TropIKA.net discusses some of the research that has been published within the last few weeks.
Source: TropIKA.net
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30 Oct 2009

Cholera transmission: the host, pathogen and bacteriophage dynamic

A timely review article examines what we know about cholera.
Source: Nature Reviews: Microbiology
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