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The latest research on tropical diseases, as assembled by the TropIKA editorial staff.
Review Articles
6 Jan 2009
Dengue Reborn: Widespread Resurgence of a Resilient Vector
An overview of the disturbing dengue situation worldwide and the prospects for curbing the epidemic.
Source: Environmental Health Perspectives
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12 Dec 2008
Is Private Health Care the Answer to the Health Problems of the World's Poor?
A debate addresses the question as to whether the private sector should step up its involvement in the health systems of low-income countries.
Source: PLoS Medicine
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Editorial Opinions
12 Nov 2008
Global health research: the agenda broadens
The 2008 Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health in Bamako takes place in a rapidly changing world. The Forum’s agenda has expanded; new issues must be factored into the debate and new questions answered.
Source: TropIKA
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29 Oct 2008
Africa must prepare now for malaria vaccine
Tom Egwang, Director-General of Medical Biotechnology Laboratories, Uganda, says African countries must set money aside for malaria vaccines and hire business leaders to run control programmes.
Source: SciDev.Net
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Research Articles
23 Dec 2008
The role of hygienic bathing after defecation in the transmission of Schistosoma mansoni
Study shows that ‘hygienic baths’ taken by a whole population releases more S. mansoni eggs into fresh water sources than do single contaminated stools.
Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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22 Dec 2008
Anopheles gambiae APL1 Is a Family of Variable LRR Proteins Required for Rel1- Mediated Protection from the Malaria Parasite, Plasmodium berghei
Anopheles mosquitoes have a natural defence mechanism against P. berghei that is mediated by the Toll/Rel1 immune pathway.
Source: PLoS ONE
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Reports
6 Jan 2009
Cough up for TB!: The Underfunding of Research for Tuberculosis and Other Neglected Diseases by the European Commission
Analysis identifies a shortfall in research spending by the EC, which is said to contribute 80% below its ‘fair share’.
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières
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6 Jan 2009
EAGLES Health Report on Tuberculosis Diagnostics
Report published on meeting held in Shenzhen, China.
Source: European Action on Global Life Sciences
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