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Onchocerciasis 
Onchocerciasis is the world’s second leading infectious cause of blindness. Rarely life-threatening, the disease causes chronic suffering and severe disability. In Africa, it constitutes a serious obstacle to socioeconomic development. It is often called river blindness because of its most extreme manifestation and because the blackflies that transmit the disease abound in riverside areas, where they breed in fast-flowing waters. Fertile riverine areas are frequently abandoned for fear of the disease.
Review Articles
6 Dec 2010
Neglect of the social context
The neglected tropical diseases are attracting more research funding but the focus is still on simple biomedical interventions, ignoring the social context in which these diseases occur.
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems
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2 Jun 2010
Do the poor benefit from infectious disease programmes?
When interventions are planned, insufficient thought is given as to whether the poorest and most vulnerable members of society will benefit, according to the findings of a new review of the evidence. The reviewers call for more research to assess which infectious disease programmes benefit the poor and to identify the mechanisms that determine “pro-poor effectiveness”.
Source: TropIKA.net Journal
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News
28 Feb 2011
Prospects good for the elimination of six neglected tropical diseases in the Americas
If health surveillance systems are strengthened and mapping is used to identify “hotspots", then elimination is possible of lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, rabies, trachoma, and soil-transmitted parasites.
Source: Pan American Health Organization ; PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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18 Nov 2010
Reactions to the WHO report on neglected tropical diseases
What is the place for research in global efforts to control neglected tropical diseases?
Source: TropIKA.net
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Editorial Opinions
24 Feb 2011
Funding research into the infectious diseases of poverty: what happens now?
The latest G-FINDER report says that funding for basic scientific research has increased but finances available for product development have fallen. How can funders determine where the greatest needs lie and work more closely together?
Source: TropIKA.net
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15 May 2009
Rescuing the bottom billion through control of neglected tropical diseases
Ninety per cent of the NTD disease burden is caused by seven diseases all of which are amenable to control, but increased investment will be needed.
Source: Lancet
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Research Articles
18 Jul 2011
Ivermectin—now an anti-malarial, too
New research says the cheap, commonly-used endectocide could dramatically reduce transmission
Source: TropIKA.net
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21 Jan 2011
Expert opinion split, as study revives an old debate
Researchers claim to have shown that “vertical” disease control programmes distort national policies and erode countries’ ability to provide basic care.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Reports
26 Jan 2009
Onchocerciasis control: vision for the future from a Ghanaian perspective
Report from a meeting intended to set the research agenda for onchocerciasis control.
Source: Parasites & Vectors
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