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Several species of helminth (a type of worm) can become parasites of the human intestine. They include Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and the hookworms. Their eggs pass out in the faeces and can contaminate the soil, leading to re-infection. The soil-transmitted helminths produce a wide range of symptoms including diarrhoea, abdominal pain, general malaise and weakness, and in some cases anaemia. It is estimated that over one billion people are infected worldwide.

Review Articles

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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23 Apr 2008

Efficacy of current drugs against soil-transmitted helminth infections: systematic review and meta-analysis

A comprehensive review of the efficacy of the treatments currently available for infeftions of Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, and Trichuris trichiura
Source: JAMA
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News

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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14 Sep 2009

New funding will target wide range of neglected infections in the Americas

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced a major new effort to combat NTDs in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Source: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Editorial Opinions

15 Jan 2010

Disease control in Haiti after the earthquake

The burden of infectious disease in Haiti is already the worst in the Americas region. Will this new disaster disrupt long-term efforts to bring these diseases under control?
Source: TropIKA.net
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15 May 2009

Rescuing the bottom billion through control of neglected tropical diseases

Ninety per cent of the NTD disease burden is caused by seven diseases all of which are amenable to control, but increased investment will be needed.
Source: Lancet
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Research Articles

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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20 May 2009

Can coverage of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminthiasis control programmes targeting school-aged children be improved? New approaches

Tanzanian study finds ‘community-directed’ treatment to be more effective in reaching children who do not attend school.
Source: Parasitology
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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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