Correction: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017 Reviewer and Editorial Board Thank You
Correction: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017 Reviewer and Editorial Board Thank ...
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Does mass drug administration for the integrated treatment of neglected tropical diseases really work? Assessing evidence for the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in Uganda [PDF]
This paper was one of four papers commissioned to review the role of social sciences in NTD control by TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training on Tropical Diseases, which is executed by WHO and co-sponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank ...
Melissa Parker +7 more
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Rumours and riots: Local responses to mass drug administration for the treatment of neglected tropical diseases among school-aged children in Morogoro region, Tanzania [PDF]
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel UniversityIn August 2008, a biomedical intervention providing free drugs to school aged children to treat two endemic diseases –schistosomiasis haematobium and ...
Hastings, Julie Dawn
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Value of investing in neglected tropical diseases : an investment case for the elimination and eradication of onchocerciasis (river blindness) [PDF]
Elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has emerged on the global agenda. This PhD research developed an investment case for the elimination and eradication of onchocerciasis (river blindness) which is one of the NTDs endemic in Africa.
Kim, Young Eun
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A literature review of economic evaluations for a neglected tropical disease : human African trypanosomiasis ("sleeping sickness") [PDF]
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a disease caused by infection with the parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or T. b. rhodesiense. It is transmitted to humans via the tsetse fly.
Sutherland, C. S. +16 more
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ABSTRACT Nations manufacture non‐belonging of temporary migrants through policy frameworks that produce exclusion. This precarity maximises the economic benefit of temporary migrant labour by minimising their political, social and legal rights. In this paper, we examine how non‐belonging targeting Working Holiday Makers (WHMs) is manufactured in ...
Donna James, Alanna Kamp
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Neglected Tropical Diseases in Pakistan: A Story of Neglect
The article's abstract is not available.
Aisha KHAN +7 more
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A novel electronic data collection system for large-scale surveys of neglected tropical diseases [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Large cross-sectional household surveys are common for measuring indicators of neglected tropical disease control programs. As an alternative to standard paper-based data collection, we utilized novel paperless technology to collect data ...
Cromwell, Elizabeth A. +55 more
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Aims The glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) semaglutide and liraglutide are approved for chronic weight management. Both drugs also have favourable effects on the risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with placebo, but their comparative effectiveness for these outcomes is unclear.
Ethan J. Cannon +7 more
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Correction: MLST-Based Population Genetic Analysis in a Global Context Reveals Clonality amongst Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii VNI Isolates from HIV Patients in Southeastern Brazil. [PDF]
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005223.].
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Staff
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