8.13.10
Lancet Article Highlights Devastating Lack of Treatment for Neglected Tropical Disease in Africa
The Lancet
In an editorial in the August 13 edition of The Lancet, authors representing the Sabin Vaccine Institute, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Imperial College of London call for increased supplies of praziquantel for the African continent. Praziquantel is the only commercially available treatment for human schistosomiasis, a devastating neglected tropical disease (NTD) affects an estimated 200-600 million people worldwide, with the vast majority of cases occurring in Africa, and causes chronic anemia and inflammation associated with severe disability among children, adolescents and young adults. Schistosomiasis produces a disease burden that could exceed that of malaria.
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7.28.10
Mapping of Neglected Tropical Diseases Critical to Control and Elimination Efforts
To take full advantage of recent increased financial commitments from some governments, international agencies, and philanthropies, accurate and up-to-date mapping of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) needs to be implemented to help improve the precision of decision-making in NTD control and elimination, says a new editorial, "The Global Atlas of Helminth Infection: Mapping the Way Forward in Neglected Tropical Disease Control," published July 27 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
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7.15.10
One stop shop for NTD's in the US
PLos Neglected Diseases
The last issue of PLos includes an interesting editorial by Dr. Peter Hotez that highlights the need of a school solely dedicated to Neglected Diseases in our country.
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5.26.10
A “manifesto” for combatting NTDs
Despite evidence that the global burden of neglected diseases is as great as that of any other serious disease, financial support for elimination efforts and R&D has been inadequate, say the authors o
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5.18.10
Researchers Call for 'Social Offset' to Tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases
Science Daily
ScienceDaily (May 18, 2010) — Public health and international development experts at the University of British Columbia are calling for a "social offset" mechanism to set aside a portion of research
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5.19.10
Millions Could be Spared Disfiguring, Crippling Diseases with Small Funding Increase
VOA News
Health advocates say for a relatively small amount of money millions of lives could be spared from disfiguring and crippling illnesses.
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5.17.10
Ever the advocate, Peter Hotez takes a new tack
TropIKA
The New York Times has an Op-Ed today by Peter Hotez, professor at George Washington University and president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute.
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5.14.10
Parasites in Paradise
The New York Times
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5.25.10
8-point manifesto urges increased control, elimination and R&D efforts against NTDs
Although advances in the control and elimination of neglected infections have been steadily increasing in the past decade—specifically with heightened interest by policy makers, governments, the World Health Organization (WHO), and private philanthropies—more can and must be done, says a new editorial, "'Manifesto' for Advancing the Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases," published May 25 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
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