Although there have been global efforts to eliminate parasites, some parasites and vectors will have survived attack because they have evolved resistance.
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The collapse of Syria’s health system is helping spread leishmaniasis but not in the way some media outlets have reported.
The drug that led to two scientists wining the Nobel Prize for Physiology or medicine has made a significant difference for those suffering from elephantiasis and river blindness.
Health has secured its place as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. But without clear mechanisms to report, finance or engage other sectors, could more end up as less?
This parasitic infection is endemic in Central and South America, and can lead to serious health complications. Though rare in the US, incidence is starting to increase.
Some experts worry that the Ebola crisis is diverting attention and resources away from neglected diseases with a substantially larger disease incidence.
Onchocerciasis, or river blindness as it’s more commonly known, is a major public health problem in the wet tropics, and especially in tropical Africa. This eye and skin disease is caused by a filaria…
In sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Latin America, there is a parasitic worm that infects about 25m people, causing serious skin diseases, epilepsy and blindness. Known as Onchocerca volvulus, it can live…
In rural sub-Saharan Africa, a child who wants to succeed in school faces an uphill struggle. Families often lack the income they need to pay school fees and those who are fortunate enough to attend may…
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Researcher, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Professor of Parasitology and Epidemiology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
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Professor in Global Health Infection and Immunity. and co-Director of the Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh
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Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
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Professor and Head of Dermatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University
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Assistant Professor-Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University
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PhD Candidate, Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, McGill University
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Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine
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Research Associate Professor, Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, Tufts University
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Professor of Biochemical Parasitology, University of Glasgow
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Group Leader, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne. Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Lecturer at the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana
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Distinguished Professor, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University
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Distinguished Professor, Public Health and Medical Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Global Health Systems, The University of Queensland
