Essential gene map of malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi aids in treatment design
A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite ...
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WHO Recognises Niger As The First African Country To Eliminate Infectious Parasitic Disease Onchocerciasis
According to the WHO, when in the human body ... transmission of the parasite. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said in the release: "Eliminating a disease is a significant ...
The Surprising Connection Between Obesity, Parasites, and Your Immune System
Researchers at the, Riverside, backed by a substantial NIH grant, are pioneering a study on the unique immune responses to ...
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Guinea worm disease near eradication due to work of Jimmy Carter
Late former President Jimmy Carter had the goal of ending guinea worm disease for 38 years. Now, his goal is almost at the finish line.
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Challenges derived from parasitic diseases in wild life
Animal parasitic disease has characteristics of easy infection and transmission diversity, this makes it to become a major disease to wildlife. Although ...
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This is how rat lungworm disease spreads between rodents, snails and humans
Hawaiʻi is considered the epicenter of rat lungworm disease, which is spread when people accidentally consume snails and ...
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WHO applauds Guinea's success in eradicating human African trypanosomiasis
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Guinea for eliminating the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis ...
WHO Chief Congratulates Guinea For Eliminating Human Sleeping Sickness
( MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) World health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday congratulated Guinea for eliminating human African trypanosomiasis or ...
Western Australia experiencing surging cases of cryptosporidiosis caused by parasitic stomach bug linked to Bali
The WA Health Department has confirmed a startling link between rising rates of a parasitic stomach bug and overseas travel, ...
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Guinea joins Ghana, Chad and others in the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis
Guinea has officially joined Ghana, Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, and Chad in eliminating human African trypanosomiasis as a public health issue. This achievement was ...