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A nurse in Samoa makes a home visit to treat the wounds of a leprosy
patient. To mark World Leprosy Day 2010, a TropIKA.net article
has examined the research priorities. WHO/TDR/Crump.
What's new on TropIKA.net9 Feb 2010 News: Nigerian scientist wins national award for sleeping sickness research
Professor Andrew Jonathan Nok’s research could lead on to the development of a vaccine against trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). 9 Feb 2010 News: Could drug reformulation provide new treatment for river blindness and sleeping sickness?
A US researcher has been awarded a $2 million grant to investigate the potential of flubendazole as a treatment for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. 9 Feb 2010 News: Research unit in The Gambia unveils its new strategy
The main focus of research at the Gambian unit of the MRC (UK) will be child survival, disease control and elimination, and vaccines. 5 Feb 2010 Review Article: Mobile phones for health: high hopes but research lacking
There is a lot of hype surrounding “mHealth” – the use of mobile phones in health care – but where’s the evidence that it works? |
Editor's choice3 Feb 2010 They think it's all over ...but it isn'tWorld Leprosy Day has been amongst the recent developments featured on TropIKA.net. Meet TropIKA.net experts26 Jan 2010
Infectious disease modelling is a new and sometimes controversial discipline. TropIKA.net speaks to one of the leaders in the field - Professor Sir Roy Anderson. More
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