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Leprosy 
Leprosy is occasionally known as Hansen’s disease, after Armauer Hansen, the Norwegian physician who first identified the microorganism which causes the disease. Known and dreaded since biblical times because of the severe deformities that can occur, it was considered incurable until as recently as the 1940s.
Review Articles
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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15 Sep 2009
Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review of Their Prevalence, Distribution, and Disease Burden
A review demonstrates the high burden due to NTDs in Africa. The authors call for this category of diseases to be accorded a higher priority.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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News
22 Feb 2010
In brief
TropIKA.net looks at some recent news reports on the infectious diseases of poverty.
Source: Media reports
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4 Feb 2010
Obama plans to increase support for global health; neglected disease funding would more than double
Regardless of the state of the global economy, the Obama administration has put forward a budget for 2011 that would increase funding for global health by 9%, and for neglected tropical diseases by an astonishing 140%.
Source: TropIKA.net
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Research Articles
10 Jul 2009
Disseminated bacille Calmette–Guérin disease in HIV-infected South African infants
BCG vaccination is still widely given in many parts of the world but a study confirms that its use may harm those children who are HIV infected.
Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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16 Dec 2008
A New Mycobacterium Species Causing Diffuse Lepromatous Leprosy
Molecular analysis of the 16S rRNA sequence along with three other genes reveals a new causative agent of Diffuse Lepromatous Leprosy
Source: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
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Reports
18 Dec 2009
Neglected disease research & development: new times, new trends
The global budget for research into the infectious diseases of poverty is little changed and AIDS continues to receive a disproportionately large share of the total. But India and Brazil are emerging as key players, particular for the more neglected diseases.
Source: George Institute
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8 May 2009
Improving Effectiveness and Outcomes for the Poor in Health, Nutrition, and Population
The World Bank evaluates its support for health, population and nutrition programmes... and reaches some surprising conclusions.
Source: World Bank
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