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The latest research on tropical diseases, as assembled by the TropIKA editorial staff.

Review Articles

30 Aug 2010

Evaluating new findings, developing critical faculties – TropIKA.net’s Journals Clubs

TropIKA.net will sponsor journal club meetings across the world.
Source: TropIKA.net
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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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Editorial Opinions

23 Aug 2010

Infectious diseases and low intelligence: why correlation does not mean causality

A recent study concluding that infectious diseases probably cause low intelligence is based on flawed deductive reasoning.
Source: TropIKA.net
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19 Aug 2010

Why transport is crucial for strengthening health systems

An international non-profit organization has developed methods of supporting large numbers of vehicles operating over large areas of hostile territory in such a way that they do not break down.
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Research Articles

2 Sep 2010

Gene study could explain why TB is sometimes latent and sometimes active

Scientists have found a unique pattern of gene activity (an “immune signature”) in the blood of patients with active tuberculosis. These new findings could explain why some people who are infected develop TB disease and others do not.
Source: Nature
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1 Sep 2010

Controlling lymphatic filariasis in a challenging environment

A team from Médecins Sans Frontières describe their experiences in Indonesia and what has been learned.
Source: Parasites & Vectors
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Reports

21 Jul 2010

Innovating for the Health of All

The report of last year’s meeting for Global Forum for Health Research has now been published.
Source: Global Forum for Health Research
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7 Jul 2010

Millennium Development Goals Report 2010

While efforts to control infectious diseases have made progress, much more needs to be done. A “refocus” on pneumonia and diarrhoea is urgently required.
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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