Sunday, May 19, 2013

NTD's in the news this week (12 May - 18 May 2013)


Channel News Asia - ‎May 18, 2013
The total number of dengue cases in Singapore reached the 7,000 mark as of 3pm on Friday. This is higher than the total number of cases reported for the whole of 2012 and in 2011.

The News International - ‎May 18, 2013
There are reports that the healthcare facilities in Karachi have started receiving cases of the infection and over 50 cases of dengue fever have so far been reported there, while two suspects have been confirmed positive for dengue fever in Lahore too.

The Global Dispatch - ‎May 18, 2013
Dengue fever is an infectious disease carried by mosquitoes and caused by any of four related dengue viruses. This disease used to be called “break-bone fever” because it sometimes causes severe joint and muscle pain that feels like bones are breaking.

NEN Khong bô hoang mang VI XIT Nguoi Mau Hút  (Do Not Panic Because of Blood-sucking Bugs)
VietNamNet  - May 18, 2013
Nguyễn Văn TS Chau, Chuyên gia sees djau ngành SOT Vien Trung rét § a - k sinh trung - with Trung Trung Uong cho biet: Ket qua mau Dje XET Tim Nghiem Trung Ky sinh Trypanosoma (Gay Benh Chagas) 137 ở Nguoi (22 Tre Nguoi Lon em và 115) Bi Dja Xit bô ...

Premium Times - May 17, 2013
Mrs. Anagbogu, however, noted with delight that Nigeria which used to be the most guinea worm endemic country in the world, with a total of 653,620 cases in 1988, had maintained a zero guinea worm disease status since 2008. 

Africa Review - ‎May 17, 2013‎
Severe dengue (previously known as Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever) was first recognised in the 1950s during dengue epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand but has currently become a leading cause of hospitalisation and death among children in Asia ...

The Cairns Post - ‎May 17, 2013‎
The number of dengue fever cases climbed to 136 yesterday, prolonging an outbreak that began in December last year, and four people have also been struck down with chikungunya,a similar virus, after returning from Papua New Guinea this month.

Go Jamaica - ‎May 17, 2013‎
The health ministry is reporting that the number of suspected dengue cases has now climbed to 475 since the start of the year with 96 being confirmed by laboratory test.

The Nation - May 17, 2013
He was presiding over a weekly meeting against dengue at Samanabad Town where Town officers as well as officers of PHA, WASA, Health, Social Welfare, Solid Waste Management, Fisheries and Education departments were also present. 
PakistanToday.com.pk - ‎May 17, 2013‎
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF), which is commonly known as dengue fever, is likely to hit Karachi after Lahore as the number of dengue patients in increasing with each passing day and the Sindh health department lacks enough funds to provide every...

spyghana.com - May 17, 2013
As I grew up, I came to know that disease condition is known as elephantiasis. It is a disease that causes the skin to thicken. It is characterized by up to three times its normal diameter. 

GlobalPost (blog) - May 17, 2013
NTDs are long-lasting and disabling parasitic and related infections that few people know about, such as leishmaniasis, elephantiasis, liver fluke, Chagas disease, and hookworm infection. 

Medical Xpress - May 17, 2013
Sleeping sickness kills tens of thousands of people in Africa each year. Current chemotherapies are subject to various limitations, including resistance. Rhodesain, an enzyme of the parasites that cause this illness (human African trypanosomiasis), has ...

The Reason (Bolivia) - May 17, 2013
parasitological Regarding quality, the audit found: Giardia lamblia, a protozoan that lives in the intestines and cause diarrhea, flatulence, vomiting, loss of weight, Entamoeba coli, an amoeba that causes ameabeasis intestinal roundworm ...

WWL First News - May 17, 2013
"This May be one of the last places That still has leprosy , Because Continually people get infected from handling armadillos. " She says Dr. Raoult Ratard, state epidemiologist With The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, backs her up on That ...

The Advocate - May 16, 2013
An estimated 300,000 people in the United States are infected with Chagas disease. It affects 10 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of heart disease in Central and South America, according to Research America, which organized the panel.

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 16, 2013
[This Day]Steve Dada writes that Nigeria has achieved a feat in eradicating guinea worm through a concerted effort in the face of difficult challenges

Ceylon Daily News - May 16, 2013
The country faces various epidemics from time to time and the latest is dengue. People's co-operation is vital to eradicate the menace, said Southern Provincial Council Chief Minister Shan Wijaya Lal de Silva.

Pakistan Daily Times - May 16, 2013
Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Amer Ali Ahmed had reviewed the arrangements for drive against dengue in the rural areas and directed the assistant commissioners concerned to supervise the performance of anti-dengue teams in their respective areas.

Jakarta Post - May 16, 2013
“Residents must be aware of the symptoms of dengue fever. If they suffer a symptom, such as experiencing high fever for a long period followed by a sudden drop in body temperature, they should go to the hospital immediately,” she told The Jakarta Post.

The News International - May 16, 2013
SPECIAL Secretary Health Punjab Babar Hayyat Tarrar has directed all the teaching hospitals to ensure availability of facility of NS-I test for the diagnosis of dengue, and all the government hospitals as well as EDOs Health should report about the ...

The New Indian Express - May 16, 2013
“The mosquito that transmits dengue can breed in very little water. Even water collected in an egg shell is not an exemption.

AngolaPress - May 16, 2013
Luanda - Angola recorded in the last three months 197 cases of Dengue and 78 suspicious cases, revealed last Wednesday in Luanda the Angolan Health Minister, José Van-Dúnem.

PMLiVE - May 16, 2013
More than 1.4 billion people are affected worldwide by roundworm, whipworm, hookworm, blinding trachoma, elephantiasis, snail fever and river blindness, over half a billion them children. 

The Hindu - ‎May 16, 2013‎
Pre-monsoon showers have heightened the dengue fever threat in Pathanamthitta, especially in the hilly tracts of the district.

The News International - ‎May 16, 2013‎
Recently, Deputy Commissioner (Islamabad) Amer Ali Ahmed reviewed the arrangements for anti-dengue drive in Islamabad's rural areas and directed the concerned assistant commissioners to supervise anti-dengue teams in their respective areas.

IRINnews.org - ‎May 16, 2013‎
Every few days, police inspectors fine anyone who leaves tyres outside - a nuisance, complain the owners of the hundreds of repair shops in the area but essential, health experts say, for combating dengue, a potentially fatal haemorrhagic fever without...

ABS CBN News - ‎May 16, 2013‎
The number of dengue cases recorded this year is up by 183 percent compared to the same period in 2012. Most of the cases were recorded in the towns of Janiuay, Banate, Oton and Cabatuan.

The Nation - ‎May 16, 2013‎
He was presiding over a weekly meeting against dengue at Samanabad Town where Town officers as well as officers of PHA, WASA, Health, Social Welfare, Solid Waste Management, Fisheries and Education departments were also present.

The Guardian - ‎May 15, 2013‎
There is no specific medication or vaccination against dengue fever so public health experts say travellers should use insect repellent and wear appropriate clothing such as long-sleeved tops and trousers to deter mosquitoes, particularly at dawn and dusk.


Telegraph.co.uk - May 15, 2013
There is no vaccination against dengue fever, which is spread by mosquito bites. Travellers are advised to take care in applying insect repellent and wearing long sleeved clothing at dusk and dawn. Those infected suffer from severe flu-like symptoms ...


Belfast Telegraph - ‎May 15, 2013 
‎"The increase in the numbers of people returning with dengue fever is concerning so we want to remind people of the need to practise strict mosquito bite avoidance at all times to reduce their risk of becoming unwell," said Dr Jane Jones, a travel ...

U.TV - ‎May 15, 2013‎
Dr Jane Jones, a travel-associated infection expert at PHE, added: "The increase in the numbers of people returning with dengue fever is concerning, so we want to remind people of the need to practise strict mosquito bite avoidance at all times to ...

Medical Daily - May 15, 2013
"Neglected tropical diseases" refers to a group of 17 diseases that affect more than one billion people, causing severe pain, permanent disability, and death worldwide. Some of these diseases are in decline.  Dracunculiasis is on the verge of ...

Onislam.net - May 15, 2013
Human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a potentially fatal disease caused by parasites known as Trypanosomes. Trypanosomes are picked up by the tsetse fly after feeding on infected humans or animals and are then transmitted to others ...

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 15, 2013
[New Vision]Kampala -Did you know that paw-paw seeds can be used to make deworming tablets for children? Well, it is possible, and this has been demonstrated by students at Kitante Hill School.

The Atlantic - May 15, 2013
"Look at a disease like hook worm infection. Well we now know that single dose mebemindizole doesn't work against Nacator americanus, which is the major hookworm. Why is that? We really don't know," Hotez said. 

AllAfrica News - May 15, 2013
[Daily News] TANZANIA plans to step up its Efforts in wiping out the so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) continue to Affect That millions of people, Especially the poor.

Inter Press Service - May 15, 2013
Dengue fever is an infectious tropical virus transmitted to humans by the bite of female mosquitoes, which breed in clean, warm water.

Bloomberg- May 15, 2013
Confirmed and probable dengue cases among those returning to England, Wales and Northern Ireland almost tripled to 141 in the first four months of the year from 51 a year earlier, the government agency said today in an e-mailed statement.

The News International- May 15, 2013
This was told to the DCO by the EDO Health in a briefing. District Coordination Officer Lahore Mr. Rizwan Mehboob has directed all the town administrators to remain vigilant in the Month of May, as atmosphere is conducive for the flourishing of dengue ...

The Express Tribune - May 15, 2013
Mosquito menace: Dengue fever case confirmed in UC-131The Express Tribune“An anti-dengue campaign is being pursued aggressively in all the towns of the city,” the EDO said. 

Times of India- May 15, 2013
Meanwhile, the approximate number of people affected by dengue is not available as many patients approach private hospitals for treatment.

Ceylon Daily News- May 15, 2013
Entomologists had discovered that gutters in buildings provide the best and permanent breeding sites for dengue mosquitoes.

High Point Enterprise - May 15, 2013
Rabies treatments for the boys include immunoglobulin, the rabies vaccine and possibly an antibiotic and tetanus shot on the first day. Treatment also calls for a shot on the third day, followed by additional vaccines on the seventh and 14th days.

The Epoch Times - May 15, 2013
BOISE, Idaho — A northern Idaho family is undergoing rabies shots after a rabid bat flew into their home. Cynthia Taggart of the Panhandle Health District tells The Spokesman-Review (http://bit.ly/YVGsj0) in a story published Wednesday that there's no ...

Fox News - May 15, 2013
PASCO, Wash. – A baby is being treated for rabies after it was bitten by a bat that flew out of a patio umbrella on the deck of her grandparents' Pasco home, the Tri-City Herald reported. Dan and Sandra Anderson were babysitting 11-month-old Alanna on ...

Deseret News - May 14, 2013
But it was only 14 percent accurate at finding hookworm eggs, according to a New York Times report. Bogoch explained to the Times that hookworms are harder to detect because they rapidly disintegrate outside the body. 

Reuters - May 14, 2013
Though it once afflicted around 3.5 million people annually across Asia and Africa, according to the U.S.-based Carter Center, Guinea worm disease is now on the verge of being eradicated worldwide. 

Global Times - May 14, 2013
Patients infected with major infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, schistosomiasis, echinococcosis, leprosy and malaria can get free medication. China has taken the lead in eliminating filariasis among 83 countries and regions where it is endemic.

The News International - May 14, 2013
The Dengue Surveillance Cell for Sindh in its report issued on Monday said 24 cases of dengue fever were reported from different hospitals in the city during the past 15 days. All these cases, including 14 reported from April 29 to May 5 and another 10.

Science Daily (press release) - May 14, 2013
By defining the threshold of the amount of virus needed for transmission, the research also provides a target that experimental dengue vaccines and drugs must prevent the virus from reaching in order to be successful at preventing the spread of disease...

The News International - May 14, 2013
According to Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh, 10 cases of dengue fever have been reported in various parts of the metropolis in a week, raising the number to 98 in current year from January to present.

The New Indian Express - May 14, 2013
Cases of dengue fever are being reported in the area from April 22, with the Health Department introducing efforts to curb the disease from that day itself.

CBS 42 - May 14, 2013
Emergency Room doctor Christopher Ziebell says the most common mistake is not seeking treatment. He tells us the deadliest spots a snake can bite you is the hand and legs. He recalls someone who died. "The most recent one was a snake bite to the hand.

Loyola University New Orleans - May 13, 2013
When Loyola University New Orleans biology professor Patricia Dorn, Ph.D., in collaboration with researchers at Tulane University and Louisiana State University Health Sciences centers, discovered the first case of deadly Chagas disease acquired in ...

The Global Dispatch - May 13, 2013
The island city-state of Singapore is in a real battle with mosquito borne diseases in 2013, in fact, the total number of dengue cases to date this year is already 28% more than the total number of cases for the whole year of 2012. mosquito. 

AllAfrica.com - May 13, 2013
Luanda - One hundred and ninety seven 197 cases of Dengue have been confirmed, from the 275 suspects recorded in the country from 12 March to 09 April this year, said the Angola's Health minister, José Van-Duném.

The Global Dispatch - May 13, 2013
Rabies is an acute viral infection that is transmitted to humans or other mammals usually through the saliva from a bite of an infected animal. It is also rarely contracted through breaks in the skin or contact with mucous membranes. 

Medical Xpress - May 13, 2013
Researchers have identified the dose of dengue virus in human blood that is required to infect mosquitoes when they bite. Mosquitoes are essential for transmitting the virus between people so the findings have important implications for understanding ...

TopNews Arab Emirates - May 13, 2013
Paraguay: Under the Influence of Severe Dengue Epidemic As revealed by the Ministry of Public Health, Dengue is known as the most aggressive infection in the country of Paraguay.

Hong Kong Standard - May 13, 2013
Singapore battles chikungunya spread, 6,000 dengue infections (05-13 12:43) Singapore, which has been battling thousands of dengue infections this year, has reported 19 more infections of the mosquito-borne virus in the island in the past week alone.

Jakarta Post - May 13, 2013
As the number of cases of dengue fever is estimated to peak within the next two months, May and June, Bali residents are being urged to be more alert to monitor locations where mosquito larvae reproduce.

The Age - ‎ May 13, 2013
Working with colleagues from Monash University and James Cook University he found that certain strains of Wolbachia do stop mosquitoes transmitting dengue, a disease that kills round 40,000 people each year with no vaccines or specific treatments ...

Bernama - May 13, 2013
ASUNCION, May 13 (BERNAMA-NNN-Prensa Latina) -- The dengue epidemic permanently plaguing Paraguay is the most aggressive known in the country and there is still no sign of a solution, recognized by the Ministry of Public Health.

The New Indian Express - May 13, 2013
It was a vacation trip the family will dread perhaps for ever. Their holiday trip from Puducherry turned tragic after their 17-year-old daughter died of snake bite while sleeping, in Manali New Town on Sunday morning. 

Yemen Post - May 12, 2013
The Ministry of Public Health and Population launched on Sunday the second phase of its national campaign against schistosomiasis. The campaign will run over four days across 103 districts in the provinces of Hadhramawt, Shabwa, Abyan, al-Dale, ...

Radio New Zealand International - May 12, 2013
The Solomon Islands health ministry wants the government to endorse a national task force to deal with an outbreak of dengue fever that has killed six people in the capital, Honiara. 

The Costa Rican Times - May 12, 2013
Costa Rica News - A 20-year-old resident of Parrita this week became the first case of dengue hemorrhagic fever detected in recent years in Costa Rica.

Channel News Asia - ‎May 12, 2013
To ensure greater vigilance, the dengue prevention outreach effort has been extended to community gardens in the South West District for the first time.

Prensa Latina - ‎May 12, 2013
Imagen activa 12 de mayo de 2013, 10:36Asuncion, May 12 (Prensa Latina) The dengue epidemic permanently plaguing Paraguay is the most aggressive known in the country and there is still no sign of solution, recognized by the Ministry of Public Health.

The Hindu - ‎May 12, 2013
The Health Department has decided to intensify fever surveillance and disease prevention and control activities in panchayats on the Thiruvananthapuram-Tamil Nadu border as several cases of dengue fever with severe complications are being reported ...


RECENT BLOGS
End the Neglect - May 15, 2013
by Raquel Corona-Parra
As we continue to celebrate all mothers around the world this week, we’d like to share with you the Global Network’s new policy brief, Better Health for Mothers and Children, which urges policymakers to integrate NTD treatment into programs designed for improving maternal, newborn and child health. NTDs, especially intestinal parasites and schistosomiasis, contribute [...]

End the Neglect - May 15, 2013
By Dr. Neeraj Mistry, Managing Director of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases 
This post is part of a series created in partnership by WASH Advocates and Women Deliver. For more information, please contact Cecilia Snyder csnyder@WASHadvocates.org and Janna Oberdorf joberdorf@womendeliver.org To remind ourselves why it is so vitally important to make improvements [...]

Smithsonian (blog) - May 14, 2013
The improvised microscope detected giant roundworm eggs 81 percent of the time, roundworm eggs 54 percent of the time and hookworm eggs 14 percent of the time. The latter parasite may evade detection because it produces fewer eggs which also tend to ...


RECENT JOURNAL ARTICLES
Wang DQ, Xia ZG, Zhou SS, Zhou XN, Wang RB, Zhang QF.
Malar J. 2013 May 17;12:164. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-164.

PMID: 23683359 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article

Boussès P, Dehecq JS, Brengues C, Fontenille D.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2013 May 17. [Epub ahead of print] French.
PMID: 23681758 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Molina-Berríos A, Campos-Estrada C, Lapier M, Duaso J, Kemmerling U, Galanti N, Ferreira J, Morello A, López-Muñoz R, Maya JD.
Parasitol Res. 2013 May 17. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23681190 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Deps P, Lucas S, Porro AM, Maeda SM, Tomimori J, Guidella C, Reuter T, Oliveira NS, Madureira BP, Souza VA, Loureiro RM, Alves BL, Bellone A, Lockwood DN.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2013 May 17. doi: 10.1111/ced.12028. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23678890 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 May 17;62(19):382-4.
PMID: 23677045 [PubMed - in process] Free Article

Ouldabdallahi M, Ousmane B, Ouldbezeid M, Mamadou D, Konaté L, Chitsulo L.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2013 May 17. [Epub ahead of print] French.
PMID: 23681759 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Molina-Berríos A, Campos-Estrada C, Lapier M, Duaso J, Kemmerling U, Galanti N, Ferreira J, Morello A, López-Muñoz R, Maya JD.
Parasitol Res. 2013 May 17. [Epub ahead of print]

Fu Q, Li SZ, Wu WP, Hou YY, Zhang S, Feng Y, Zhang LP, Tang LH.
Parasit Vectors. 2013 May 17;6(1):143. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23680411 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Detoni ML, Fessel MR, Maia AC, Porcino GN, Quellis LR, Faria-Pinto P, Marques MJ, Juliano MA, Juliano L, Diniz VA, Côrte-Real S, Gonçalves-da-Costa SC, Souza CS, Vasconcelos EG.
Parasitol Res. 2013 May 17. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23681191 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Gao SJ, He YY, Liu YJ, Yang GJ, Zhou XN.
Parasit Vectors. 2013 May 16;6(1):141. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23680335 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Chander R, Jabeen M, Malik M.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2013 May 16. doi: 10.1111/pde.12161. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23679354 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Manarin R, Villar SR, Fernández Bussy R, González FB, Deschutter EV, Bonantini AP, Roggero E, Pérez AR, Bottasso O.
Med Microbiol Immunol. 2013 May 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23677171 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Montenegro M, Cardenas C, Cuervo C, Bernal C, Grisard EC, Thomas MC, Lopez MC, Puerta CJ.
Mol Biol Rep. 2013 May 16. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23677712 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Bianco EM, de Oliveira SQ, Rigotto C, Tonini ML, da Rosa Guimarães T, Bittencourt F, Gouvêa LP, Aresi C, de Almeida MT, Moritz MI, Martins CD, Scherner F, Carraro JL, Horta PA, Reginatto FH, Steindel M, Simões CM, Schenkel EP.
Molecules. 2013 May 16;18(5):5761-78. doi: 10.3390/molecules18055761.
PMID: 23681060 [PubMed - in process]

Finsnes KD.
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2013 May 16. doi: 10.1111/aas.12128. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23679043 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Prince PR, Madhumathi J, Anugraha G, Jeyaprita PJ, Reddy MV, Kaliraj P.
J Helminthol. 2013 May 16:1-9. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23676147 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Matt Lopez at Public Library of Science - PLoS Medicine - May 16, 2013
*The following new articles are publishing in PLOS NTDs this week:* There is not yet a vaccine for schistosomiasis and treatment presently relies on a single drug, praziquantel, which has shown cases of reduced efficacy in certain areas, raising serious …

Keshava Mysore et al. at PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - May 16, 2013
by Keshava Mysore, Ellen M. Flannery, Michael Tomchaney, David W. Severson, Molly Duman-Scheel Despite the devastating impact of mosquito-borne illnesses on human health, surprisingly little is known about mosquito developmental biology, including development of the olfactory system, a tissue of vector importance. Analysis of mosquito olfactory developmental genetics has been hindered by a lack of means to target specific genes during the development of this sensory system. In this investigation, chitosan/siRNA nanoparticles were used to target *semaphorin-1a (sema1a)* during olfac... more »

Young-An Bae et al. at PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - May 16, 2013
by Young-An Bae, Do-Whan Ahn, Eung-Goo Lee, Seon-Hee Kim, Guo-Bin Cai, Insug Kang, Woon-Mok Sohn, Yoon Kong Background *Clonorchis sinensis* causes chronic cumulative infections in the human hepatobiliary tract and is intimately associated with cholangiocarcinoma. Approximately 35 million people are infected and 600 million people are at risk of infections worldwide. *C. sinensis* excretory-secretory products (ESP) constitute the first-line effector system affecting the host-parasite interrelationship by interacting with bile fluids and ductal epithelium. However, the secretory b... more »

Zeleke Mekonnen et al. at PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - May 16, 2013
by Zeleke Mekonnen, Selima Meka, Mio Ayana, Johannes Bogers, Jozef Vercruysse, Bruno Levecke Background In veterinary parasitology samples are often pooled for a rapid assessment of infection intensity and drug efficacy. Currently, studies evaluating this strategy in large-scale drug administration programs to control human soil-transmitted helminths (STHs; *Ascaris lumbricoides*, *Trichuris trichiura*, and hookworm), are absent. Therefore, we developed and evaluated a pooling strategy to assess intensity of STH infections and drug efficacy. Methods/Principal Findings Stool sam... more »

Mathieu Vanderstraete et al. at PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - May 16, 2013
by Mathieu Vanderstraete, Nadège Gouignard, Katia Cailliau, Marion Morel, Julien Lancelot, Jean-François Bodart, Colette Dissous Background Chemotherapy of schistosomiasis relies on a single drug, Praziquantel (PZQ) and mass-use of this compound has led to emergence of resistant strains of *Schistosoma mansoni*, therefore pointing out the necessity to find alternative drugs. Through their essential functions in development and metabolism, receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) could represent valuable drug targets for novel anti-schistosome chemotherapies. Taking advantage of the similar... more »

Stephan Karl et al. at PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - May 16, 2013
by Stephan Karl, Lucía Gutiérrez, Rafael Lucyk-Maurer, Roland Kerr, Renata R. F. Candido, Shu Q. Toh, Martin Saunders, Jeremy A. Shaw, Alexandra Suvorova, Andreas Hofmann, Michael J. House, Robert C. Woodward, Carlos Graeff-Teixera, Timothy G. St. Pierre, Malcolm K. Jones Background *Schistosoma mansoni* and *Schistosoma japonicum* are the most frequent causative agents of human intestinal schistosomiasis. Approximately 200 million people in the world are infected with schistosomes. Diagnosis of schistosomiasis is often difficult. High percentages of low level infections are miss... more »

Saeidnia S, Gohari AR, Haddadi A.
Daru. 2013 May 15;21(1):35. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23676125 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Sánchez-Albisua B, Polimón I, Pérez-Tato B, Marinero S, Fernández-López P.
Int J Dermatol. 2013 May 15. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05055.x. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 23675968 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Lakshmi C, Srinivas CR.
Int J Dermatol. 2013 May 15. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12164. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23675902 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Ogawa R, Hsu CK.
J Cell Mol Med. 2013 May 15. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12060. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23672502 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Kluge S, Rourou S, Vester D, Majoul S, Benndorf D, Genzel Y, Rapp E, Kallel H, Reichl U.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2013 May 15. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23674149 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Mitchell FL, Neres J, Ramraj A, Raju RK, Hillier IH, Vincent MA, Bryce RA.
Biochemistry. 2013 May 14. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23672572 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Dubord PJ, Evans GD, Macsai MS, Mannis MJ, Glasser DB, Strong DM, Noël L, Fehily D.
Cornea. 2013 May 14. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23676781 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Dubord PJ, Evans GD, Macsai MS, Mannis MJ, Glasser DB, Strong DM, Noël L, Fehily D.
Cornea. 2013 May 14. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23676781 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Mohammed MA, Seleim MF, Abdalla MS, Sharada HM, Abdel Wahab AH.
BMC Urol. 2013 May 14;13(1):25. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23672427 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Isbister GK, Maduwage K, Shahmy S, Mohamed F, Abeysinghe C, Karunathilake H, Ariaratnam CA, Buckley NA.
QJM. 2013 May 14. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23674721 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Figueiredo MM, Amorim IF, Pinto AJ, Barbosa VS, de Jesus Pinheiro L, Deoti B, Faria AM, Tafuri WL.
BMC Immunol. 2013 May 14;14(1):22. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23668673 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Nguyen NM, Thi Hue Kien D, Tuan TV, Quyen NT, Tran CN, Vo Thi L, Thi DL, Nguyen HL, Farrar JJ, Holmes EC, Rabaa MA, Bryant JE, Nguyen TT, Nguyen HT, Nguyen LT, Pham MP, Nguyen HT, Luong TT, Wills B, Nguyen CV, Wolbers M, Simmons CP.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 14. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23674683 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Mitchell FL, Neres J, Ramraj A, Raju RK, Hillier IH, Vincent MA, Bryce RA.
Biochemistry. 2013 May 14. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23672572 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Roura X, Fondati A, Lubas G, Gradoni L, Maroli M, Oliva G, Paltrinieri S, Zatelli A, Zini E.
Vet J. 2013 May 13. doi:pii: S1090-0233(13)00170-6. 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.04.001. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23680263 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

de Oliveira Caleare A, Lazarin-Bidóia D, Cortez DA, Ueda-Nakamura T, Dias Filho BP, de Oliveira Silva S, Nakamura CV.
Parasitol Int. 2013 May 13. doi:pii: S1383-5769(13)00058-5. 10.1016/j.parint.2013.05.001. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23680754 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Villabona-Arenas CJ, Zanotto PM.
PLoS One. 2013 May 13;8(5):e62649. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062649. Print 2013.
PMID: 23675416 [PubMed - in process] Free Article

Alborzi A, Pouladfar GR, Ghadimi Moghadam A, Attar A, Drakhshan N, Khosravi Maharlooei M, Kalantari M.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2013 May 13;7(5):413-6. doi: 10.3855/jidc.2754.
PMID: 23669431 [PubMed - in process]

Reis LC, Ramos-Sanchez EM, Goto H.
Parasite Immunol. 2013 May 13. doi: 10.1111/pim.12041. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23668415 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Vanlerberghe V, Trongtokit Y, Jirarojwatana S, Jirarojwatana R, Lenhart A, Apiwathnasorn C, McCall PJ, Van der Stuyft P.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 May 13. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23669233 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Shen Z.
Biosci Rep. 2013 May 13. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23662735 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Walsh RK, Aguilar CL, Facchinelli L, Valerio L, Ramsey JM, Scott TW, Lloyd AL, Gould F.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 May 13. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23669230 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Silva CA, Danelishvili L, McNamara M, Moreira MB, Bildfell R, Biet F, Rodrigues LS, Oliveira AV, Bermudez LE, Pessolani MC.
Infect Immun. 2013 May 13. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23670556 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Scotti L, Scotti MT, Silva VB, Santos SR, Cavalcanti SC, Junior FJ.
Med Chem. 2013 May 13. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23676010 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Liu Y, Guo Y, An S, Kuang Y, He X, Ma H, Li J, Lv J, Zhang N, Jiang C.
PLoS One. 2013 May 13;8(5):e62905. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062905. Print 2013.
PMID: 23675438 [PubMed - in process] Free Article

Rasheed SB, Boots M, Frantz AC, Butlin RK.
Med Vet Entomol. 2013 May 12. doi: 10.1111/mve.12001. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23662926 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Bret S, Flageul B, Girault PY, Lightburne E, Morand JJ.
Ann Dermatol Venereol. 2013 May;140(5):347-52. doi: 10.1016/j.annder.2013.02.019. Epub 2013 Mar 22. French.
PMID: 23663706 [PubMed - in process]

Carvalho FL, Aires DL, Segunda ZF, Azevedo CM, Corrêa Rda G, Aquino DM, Caldas Ade J.
Cien Saude Colet. 2013 May;18(5):1305-12. Portuguese.
PMID: 23670458 [PubMed - in process]

Leite Rde S, Targino IT, Lopes YA, Barros RM, Vieira AA.
Cien Saude Colet. 2013 May;18(5):1463-71.
PMID: 23670475 [PubMed - in process]

Lal C, Huggins JT, Sahn SA.
Am J Med Sci. 2013 May;345(5):385-9. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318266e984.
PMID: 22990049 [PubMed - in process]

Venegas J, Díaz F, Rojas T, Miranda S, Jercic MI, González C, Coñoepán W, Vargas A, Pichuantes S, Gajardo M, Rodríguez J, Sánchez G.
Acta Parasitol. 2013 Jun;58(2):139-48. doi: 10.2478/s11686-013-0123-0. Epub 2013 May 11.
PMID: 23666648 [PubMed - in process]

Weihs M, Mertens F.
Cien Saude Colet. 2013 May;18(5):1501-10. Portuguese.
PMID: 23670479 [PubMed - in process]

Piarroux M, Piarroux R, Knapp J, Bardonnet K, Dumortier J, Watelet J, Gerard A, Beytout J, Abergel A, Bresson-Hadni S, Gaudart J; FrancEchino Surveillance Network.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 May;19(5):721-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1905.120867.
PMID: 23647623 [PubMed - in process] Free Article

Wang K, Zhang X, Jin Z, Ma H, Teng Z, Wang L.
J Theor Biol. 2013 May 10. doi:pii: S0022-5193(13)00188-4. 10.1016/j.jtbi.2013.04.020. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23669505 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Torgerson PR.
Parasitology. 2013 May 10:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23659353 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Anil Kumar S, Shetty A, Vijaya C, Geethamani V.
Int Urol Nephrol. 2013 May 9. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 23657613 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Ghosh SK.
Int J Dermatol. 2013 Jun;52(6):651-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05718.x. No abstract available.
PMID: 23679873 [PubMed - in process]


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