Review Articles Results  

12 Jul 2010

The challenges of Chagas disease

Over 100 years after its discovery, this infectious disease of poverty afflicts millions but still receives little attention.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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5 Jul 2010

Fighting filariasis

How the world’s most ambitious infectious disease elimination effort came to be, and what stands in the way of success.
Source: TropIKA.net
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2 Jul 2010

Treating trypanosomiasis: an ironic history

A comprehensive account of the development of drugs to treat sleeping sickness.
Source: Parasites & Vectors
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14 Jun 2010

Neurocysticercosis: an infectious disease of poverty and an important cause of epilepsy

Focusing on Africa, the authors of a new review argue for more action against neurocysticercosis – a consequence of Taenia solium infection – which is responsible for many cases of epilepsy.
Source: Wien Klin Wochenschr (Middle European Journal of Medicine)
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2 Jun 2010

Do the poor benefit from infectious disease programmes?

When interventions are planned, insufficient thought is given as to whether the poorest and most vulnerable members of society will benefit, according to the findings of a new review of the evidence. The reviewers call for more research to assess which infectious disease programmes benefit the poor and to identify the mechanisms that determine “pro-poor effectiveness”.
Source: TropIKA.net Journal
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2 Jun 2010

What is the best way to distribute insecticide-treated nets to help prevent malaria?

A review of the evidence so far available concludes that campaigns are an effective way of scaling up distribution, but to sustain high levels of coverage a mixed approach is preferable.
Source: TropIKA.net Journal
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1 Jun 2010

Insecticide resistance in dengue vectors

Mosquitoes that transmit dengue are becoming increasingly resistant to the insecticides available to control them, according to a comprehensive review of the available evidence. The situation is likely to worsen.
Source: TropIKA.net Journal
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31 May 2010

Treating patients with visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent: the evidence from clinical trials

A review of trials concludes that three drugs are of overall benefit, despite their side effects. Most research has been conducted in India; more must be done to confirm which drugs work best in Bangladesh and Nepal and to bring effective treatment to patients in all three countries.
Source: TropIKA.net Journal
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28 May 2010

Dengue outbreak response: documented effective interventions and evidence gaps

Multidisciplinary approaches seem to work best in the control of outbreaks of dengue fever according to a new review of the evidence, but there is a pressing need for further research in this important area.
Source: TropIKA.net Journal
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19 May 2010

Schistosomiasis: new findings

A selection of research published within the last few weeks.
Source: TropIKA.net
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