Taenia solium, taeniasis and cysticercosis
Infection with the larval stage of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, is one of the leading causes of acquired epilepsy in endemic countries. T. solium… Read more »
Infection with the larval stage of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, is one of the leading causes of acquired epilepsy in endemic countries. T. solium… Read more »
Governments, donors and NGOs need to address the impact of climate change and conflict on NTD control and elimination efforts, as reported in this… Read more »
Researchers use socioeconomic and ecosystem degradation variables to improve the predictive accuracy of disease risk models for… Read more »
A study led by researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health reviews possible mechanisms for schistosomiasis persistence and… Read more »
Schistosomiasis is a serious threat to human sexual and reproductive health, as highlighted in this blog by Dingase Kumwneda, a… Read more »
Accurately mapping the prevalence and risk of infection is a vital tool for informing disease prevention and control strategies,… Read more »
This week, as part of the LCNTDR collection series, Matthew Dixon discusses how mapping as spatial statistics improve NTD control… Read more »
Accurate population data are crucial for understanding the spread of diseases and for the design, planning and monitoring of… Read more »
A new study culminating from years of research provides further support for the use of tetraspanin proteins in the development of… Read more »
Researchers in Kampala and Glasgow identified key factors driving persistant S. mansoni infections in hotspot communities on the… Read more »