Overcoming the “Ugly step-sister of medicine” label of diagnostics
Vera Unwin
A review of the McGill summer institute’s course in Global Health Diagnostics
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Schisto Gist: Worming Our Way in the Field to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases
Lauren Carruthers
On the northern shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda, communities are blighted by schistosomiasis despite 10 years of on-going treatment. This is where the… Read more »
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ACT Now: ACTwatch shares their observations AND their Datasets
For nine years, ACTwatch has been monitoring the state of anti-malarial and diagnostic markets across sub-Saharan Africa and the… Read more »
A discussion on ivermectin
The use of ivermectin in treating NTDs is well known, but its potential use in preventing malaria transmission is relatively… Read more »
Challenging your perception of malaria – quiz
The AGS-v-vaccine: a magic bullet for mosquito-transmitted infections?
Could a new anti-saliva vaccine protect against multiple mosquito-borne diseases? The Phase I clinical trials have just begun...
Malaria molecule attracts blood seeking mosquitoes
A molecule produced by the malaria parasite makes its host more attractive to mosquitoes and affects mosquito physiology in ways… Read more »
Sweetcorn – amaizing attraction for malaria mosquitoes
Maize pollen, an important food source for mosquito larvae, produces chemicals that encourage egg- carrying Anopheles arabiensis… Read more »
Could quantitative HRP2 testing predict which patients are more likely to develop cerebral malaria?
Quantitative HRP2 testing shows the potential to identify patients at high risk of developing cerebral malaria, whose treatment… Read more »
Mosquitoes suit up in war against malaria
Anopheles mosquitoes have made their move, donning a thicker armour against insecticide- now what’s ours?
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