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Strongyloidiasis - the most neglected of the neglected tropical diseases? [PDF]
, 2017 Soil-transmitted helminths of the genus Strongyloides (S. fuelleborni and the more prevalent S. stercoralis) are currently believed to infect an estimated 30-100 million people worldwide. The health consequences of S.
Magnussen, Pascal +9 more
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World neglected tropical diseases day
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 January 30, 2020 is the first-ever World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (World NTD Day), a day when we celebrate the achievements made towards control of the world's NTDs, yet recognize the daunting challenges we face in the control and elimination of these conditions.
Peter J. Hotez +3 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tick‐borne filarial nematodes are a complex and understudied group of parasites that rely on ticks for transmission in vertebrates. This review examines how intrinsic and extrinsic factors may influence the successful transmission of filarial nematodes in tick vectors, drawing insights from extensively studied haematophagous dipteran vector ...
Oluwaseun D. Ajileye +4 more
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Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart +3 more
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Correction: Strategies to increase adoption of animal vaccines by smallholder farmers with focus on neglected diseases and marginalized populations. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006989.].
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Neglected tropical diseases in the genomics era: re-evaluating the impact of new drugs and mass drug administration. [PDF]
, 2016 Simon Croft answers Genome Biology's questions on ways to approach neglected tropical diseases in the genomics era, including re-evaluating the impact of new drugs and mass drug ...
Croft, Simon L
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Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.Planned harvesting and processing of marine macroalgae could meet future global food needs and mitigate fuel‐originated carbon dioxide responsible for climate change. Microalgal foods are nutritious and safe. The utilization of macroalgae would avoid environmental problems arising from the release of overgrowing macroalgae caused by heatwaves, which ...
Upali Samarajeewa
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Correction: Intravenous therapy duration and outcomes in melioidosis: a new treatment paradigm. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003586.].
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NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES IN BIOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE [PDF]
Journal of Biosocial Science, 2016 SummaryThe term ‘neglected tropical diseases’ (NTDs) points to the need for a biosocial perspective. Although ‘diseases’ are widely understood as biological phenomena, ‘neglect’ is inherently social. Social priorities, social relations and social behaviour profoundly influence the design, implementation and evaluation of control programmes.
Parker, Melissa +2 more
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Interspecific contact rates: a neglected parameter in Neglected Tropical Diseases studies? [PDF]
, 2017 Mathematical models play an important role in improving our understanding of the processes underlying the epidemiology of infectious diseases. One of the key parameters of these models is the contact rate between infectious and susceptible hosts which ...
Caron, Alexandre +4 more
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