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3 Jul 2009

News: Schistosomiasis: publication of genetic map will stimulate research

US researchers have constructed a genetic map of the blood fluke responsible for the world's second most common parasitic disease - schistosomiasis.
Source: Genome Biology
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2 Jul 2009

News: River blindness: new drug boosts elimination hopes

A clinical trial begins in Africa of a new treatment for onchocerciasis (river blindness).
Source: World Health Organization
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1 Jul 2009

News: US turns attention to neglected tropical diseases and launches new website

The Neglected Tropical Diseases Initiative is now seen as an important part of the US government’s broader global health agenda.
Source: The NTD Initiative
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1 Jul 2009

News: Partnership projects make progress, in the search for treatments for the most neglected infections

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) reports encouraging developments during its Nairobi conference.
Source: Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi)
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Editor's choice

30 June 2009

Too many organizations, too much talk

Every few days there seems to be an announcement of the launch of a new programme or a new organization that seeks to address the infectious diseases of poverty.
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Meet TropIKA.net experts

29 June 2009

Professor Brian Greenwood.

TropIKA.net talks to Brian Greenwood focusing on his major contributions to malaria research and his work against meningitis and pneumonia. More



TDRnews latest issue
March 2009 (no.82)

A quarterly publication about TDR.

TDRnews

Feature article:
Reviving research in Liberia: A new initiative is not only testing a new drug for river blindness. It is building research capacity and stimulating sustainable development in countries recovering from conflict. More

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