If communities are to be involved in programmes to control insect- transmitted parasitic diseases prevalent in their locality, knowledge of the link… Read more »
Sensitive and specific diagnostic tests for onchocerciasis are currently needed. A recent study evaluated the diagnostic utility of parasite-derived… Read more »
Dr. Louise Hamill tells us more about the progress she has witnessed in the fight to control, and eventually eliminate, river… Read more »
An international consortium of scientists, the anti-Wolbachia consortium (A∙WOL), aimed to discover novel treatments for… Read more »
A new rapid acting drug, which targets the bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia has been discovered that could potentially cut… Read more »
A new study investigates the impact of community directed ivermectin treatment for Onchocerca volvulus on Loa loa infection rates… Read more »
A report of the latest surveillance study confirms that Mexico has met WHO criteria for the declaration of the elimination of… Read more »
One in 6 people worldwide are exposed to infection by a large group of parasitic or bacterial infections that disable, disfigure… Read more »
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