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River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Reduced By Nearly One Third In At Risk Populations In Six Countries

A regional initiative launched in the 1990s to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) in the Americas has substantially reduced the prevalence of the disease in recent years, as evidenced by a 31% decrease in the number of...

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Thirty Sukabumi residents infected with lymphatic filariasis

Sukabumi (ANTARA News) - A total of 30 residents of Sukabumi District, West Java Province, have been infected with lymphatic filariasis disease. "The number is based on data since 2006," Tejo Sriwijoyo of the Sukabumi district...

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All the while, it was growing

WARNING: MEDICAL On Nov 13th, Jason Kottke asked Why doesn’t anyone talk about bacterial marketing? Or hookworm infestational media? I wrote @jkottke viruses make a better metaphor; they need a host’s cellular architecture to...

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Nigeria: The Nation Free From Guinea Worm Scourge, Says Gowon

Lagos — Former Head of State and Chairman, Global 2000, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has declared the country free from the scourge of guinea worm disease. Gowon who made the disclosure in Minna, during a courtesy call on Governor...

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OEPA reports substantial reduction of river blindness in six endemic countries

A regional initiative launched in the 1990s to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) in the Americas has substantially reduced the prevalence of the disease in recent years, as evidenced by a 31% decrease in the number of...

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Scientists find molecular trigger that helps prevent aging and disease

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine set out to address a question that has been challenging scientists for years: How do dietary restriction-and the reverse, overconsumption-produce protective effects against aging...

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Rumors and neglected tropical diseases

A recent mass administration of treatment for elephantiasis in Indonesia has resulted in side-effects that caused fear and panic. It’s nice to see a mystery solved. We just saw some major panic in Indonesia about a treatment...

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Growing Skyscrapers: The Rise of Vertical Farms

Together the world’s 6.8 billion people use land equal in size to South America to grow food and raise livestock--an astounding agricultural footprint. And demographers predict the planet will host 9.5 billion people by 2050....

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Non-invasive Methods To Detect Schistosome-based Bladder Cancer: Is The Association Sufficient...

UroToday.com - Urinary schistosomiasis caused by the trematode parasite Schistosoma haematobium is endemic in most of Africa. This infection is one of the world's great neglected diseases and it is a known carcinogen. The...

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When a tropical trip has a sting in the tail

Easy and cheap foreign travel has seen an increase in the number of people bringing back tropical diseases. mosquito Photo: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY When Martin Cumberworth and his wife, Ann, travelled to Peru earlier this year on...

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