KTEP - June 29, 2013
For example, Coutts says, there were 7,000 cases of measles in northern Syria in the past few months after a vaccination program was disrupted by war, and the list is growing to include TB, leishmaniasis, typhoid and cholera, which will come up during ...
GMA News - June 29, 2013
A South Cotabato town is now under a state of calamity following a jump in the number of cases of the deadly disease dengue. National Epidemiology Center head Dr. Enrique Tayag said monitoring teams continue to check the situation in Tupi town, radio ...
Sun.Star - Jun 29, 2013
ERNELL Tumimbang, Provincial Health Officer, is asking the barangays in the province to reactivate the Barangay Dengue Task Force to minimize and address the increasing number of cases of dengue.
Times of India - Jun 29, 2013
Doctors said they have been treating an equal number of dengue cases as malaria-if not more-since the rains arrived. The BMC figures, on the other hand, show only 25 cases of dengue against 609 cases of malaria in June so far.
The News International - Jun 29, 2013
The focal person for the Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh, Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick, said that a total of 345 dengue fever cases have been reported in Sindh since January 2013, of which 335 were reported in Karachi alone.
Daily News & Analysis - Jun 29, 2013
The state health department and experts from National Institute of Virology (NIV) admitted to a spurt in the number of dengue positive cases. A six-month-old boy succumbed to dengue on Thursday.
The Hindu - Jun 29, 2013
A special action plan will be prepared for the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, and Malappuram as part of intensifying the monsoon-related disease prevention and control activities.
Channel News Asia - June 29, 2013
Trained to recognise dengue symptoms, spotting of potential breeding sites and dengue preventive skills, the dengue fighters will also share tips and information with residents.
The Independent - June 29, 2013
Peru's Felipe Salmon and Rafael Pereira are described as an audiovisual duo, which is perhaps why this audio-only CD is somewhat problematic.
Straits Times - June 29, 2013
Efforts to tackle the dengue outbreak will receive a boost with the recruitment of 10,000 volunteers, under a new initiative launched on Saturday.
The Global Dispatch - June 29, 2013
This mosquito is not native to California and is an efficient carrier of diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, and chikungunya.
MENAFN.COM - June 28, 2013
n1 The WHO defines the following as neglected tropical diseases: Buruliulcer, Chagas' disease, dengue, dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease), echinococcosis, foodborne trematodiases, human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), leishmaniasis, ...
Voice of America - June 28, 2013
As a former president, Carter has made many trips to Africa, focusing on diseases, such as river blindness and malaria. The Carter Center's campaign to eliminate Guinea worm disease is hailed as a major success. Another former president, Bill Clinton ...
Le Monde Diplomatique - June 2013
The disease he was suffering from would have been easy to treat, even at a local health centre, but the family had waited too long and it was now too advanced for even the best doctor in the country to save his eyesight.
THISDAY Live - June 28, 2013
... routine immunisation vaccines reduced by N1.75 billion; malaria programme procurement and distribution of insecticides reduced by N0.8 billion; payment of pledge for Onchocerciasis Recertification cut by N0.12 billion; and National Trauma Centre ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference - June 28, 2013
Doryx is a tetracycline antibiotic indicated as adjunct treatment in severe acne, the treatment of tetracycline-susceptible infections including respiratory, genitourinary, rickettsial, trachoma, and for postexposure prophylaxis and treatment of ...
AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 28, 2013
[Daily News]Mwanza -A KOREAN organisation has launched a zonal campaign against bilharzia, a tropical water-borne disease that affects over 70 per cent of residents around Lake Victoria.
El Tuxtepecano.com - June 28, 2013
La leishmaniasis es una enfermedad transmitida por la picadura de moscas del género Phlebotomus, afectando a perros, animales silvestres como liebres, zarigüeyas, cuatíes, así como humanos, informó el jefe del departamento de enfermedades ...
Devex - June 28, 2013
Five-year-old Bigiltuu Kefeni from Ethiopia gets her eyes checked for trachoma as part of a global project by Sightsavers. A new disease-mapping project uses Android smartphones to collect data and pinpoint where they need to fight the trachoma.
DocCheck News - June 28, 2013
Drei Jahre später entstand das „Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis“. GlaxoSmithKline und Merck versprachen, dringend benötigte Medikamente so lange zu spenden, bis die Krankheit eliminiert worden ist. Daraufhin starteten togolesische ...
Enterprise-Record - June 28, 2013
CHICO -- Kathy Matney took a short evening walk near her home when Gracie Rose, her mobility assistance service dog, picked up a bat that later tested positive for rabies. "The dog was picking something up and I thought it was a toad," Matney said.
Daily News & Analysis - Jun 28, 2013
A six-month-old boy from Ganesh Nagar, Vadgaonsheri died of dengue fever with related complications at KEM Hospital early on Thursday morning.
AllAfrica.com - Jun 28, 2013
THE child of one Grace Shemdoe was suffering from high fever which, initially, she suspected to be malaria, a disease endemic in Dar es Salaam city.
Philippine Star - Jun 28, 2013
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a mosquito-borne viral disease outbreak in Patnongon town, Antique, an official from the agency said on Friday.
Science Daily (press release) - Jun 28, 2013
June 28, 2013 - The development of an easy to use, low cost method of detecting dengue virus in mosquitoes based on gold nanoparticles is reported in BioMed Central's open access journal Virology Journal.
The News International - Jun 28, 2013
"Two dengue patients expired in Karachi this year." Mullick said that 19 dengue patients were still admitted to different hospitals of the Karachi and nine new cases were reported on 28th June.
Philippine Star - Jun 28, 2013
KORONADAL CITY, Philippines --- The local government of nearby Tupi town in South Cotabato on Wednesday declared the municipality under state of calamity following a sudden rise in dengue cases among local residents in recent months.
Radio Free Asia - Jun 28, 2013
Some 14,000 dengue cases have been reported so far, at least a 10-fold jump over the same period last year, and the number is expected to rise in coming months as the rainy season progresses.
gulfnews.com - Jun 28, 2013
Cutaneous leishmaniasis, also known as the “Aleppo evil” or the “Aleppo boil,” is carried by sand flies and causes painful lesions that can become secondarily infected, often resulting in disfigurement.
The Guardian - June 27, 2013
The coalition is a collaborative partnership between various UK organisations engaged with tackling NTDs. Two of the identified NTDs are blinding – onchocerciasis and trachoma. This is one of the really exciting things we're involved with at the moment.
BioNews Texas - June 27, 2013
For instance, while it is believed that Chagas disease is widespread in South Texas, they have only a modest evidence base to support this premise, and know even less about the percentage of human cases transmitted within the state from indigenous ...
Online Athens - June 27, 2013
Since coming to UGA in 1984, Tarleton has studied the immunology and pathogenesis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection and the resulting disease syndrome known as Chagas disease. T. cruzi is a protozoan parasite that infects approximately 18 million people ...
Asian Scientist Magazine - June 27, 2013
The parasites that cause schistosomiasis, for example, develop in freshwater snails into forms that are infectious to humans, before being released into river water. And what about animals that do not harbor disease?
Transworld Business - June 27, 2013
In Ethiopia, TOMS' work in the field has also inspired the company to make significant contributions to helping end podoconiosis, a painful and stigmatizing form of elephantiasis that afflicts millions of people who live and work barefoot in silica ...
Alo! - June 27, 2013
Andrijana Godan-Ratković, čijoj ćerki je među prvima laboratorijski dokazano prisustvo dečjih glista (Ascaris-Lumbricoides), za 021 kaže da je odmah obavestila zaposlene u vrtiću, ali da su pojedini roditelji, iako su im vaspitačice predočile šta se ...
Business Standard - Jun 27, 2013
A 25-year-old youth died of snake bite in his house in Biharigarh village, police said today. Manoj Kumar was bitten by a snake which had entered his house to escape the flood waters of the Ganga, they said, adding that six serpents were found inside ...
The Tennessean - Jun 27, 2013
The snake was not located, said Chief Phillip Douglas. Sumner County Emergency Management Agency Director Ken Weidner said there have not been a lot of reported snake bites in the Sumner County area in the recent past. Tweet. Email; Print; Share.
Daijiworld.com - Jun 27, 2013
Bantwal, Jun 27: With the onset of monsoon, infectious diseases, particularly dengue, have been raising their ugly heads in more and more homes.
Philippine Star - Jun 27, 2013
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday warned the public of a possible “dengue storm” if a new strain of the mosquito-borne disease becomes predominant this year.
New Tang Dynasty Television - Jun 27, 2013
Thailand's government has taken measures to improve public health as cases of the tropical disease Dengue fever are multiplying rapidly.
Pakistan Daily Times - Jun 27, 2013
KARACHI: Nine more dengue viral fever cases were detected in Karachi on Wednesday, increasing the patients' toll to 318 in Karachi, said Focal Person for Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mallick.
TerritorioDigital.com
Un nuevo diagnóstico positivo para leishmaniasis visceral se detectó en una beba de 2 años de San José, en la zona Sur de la provincia. Se trata del segundo caso de la enfermedad en lo que va del año y del primer caso pediátrico.
Walworth County Today - June 26, 2013
In mid-June and July, the cercaria leave the snail in search of waterfowl, a new host to complete their life cycle. To reduce the risk of ... In severe cases, the infected person may have a fever, feel nauseated, and have difficulty sleeping.
Moneylife - June 26, 2013
While the poor diet that the less fortunate get in the first place is bad, the bigger enemy is the hookworm that parks itself in the human duodenum (the first part of the smaller intestine), where most of the absorption of iron takes place.
Daily Nexus - June 26, 2013
As an example, Lafferty points to ongoing research on controlling the persistence of human schistosomiasis — a chronic illness also called 'snail fever' that damages internal organs and can hurt development in children — in Senegal, Africa.
BioNews Texas - June 26, 2013
Mycobacterium leprae There is some controversy over whether the disease we call leprosy nowadays, also known as Hansen's Disease named after Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, the Norwegian physician who identified the bacterium Mycobacterium ...
globalnews.ca - June 26, 2013
Also known as Hansen's disease, most cases of leprosy worldwide are caused by the rod-like micro-organism Mycobacterium leprae, which is thought to be transmitted via droplets from the nose and mouth during close contact with untreated cases.
GMA News - June 26, 2013
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the most common intestinal parasitic worms are roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworms (Trichuris trichiura), and hookworms (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale).
Pysn Pueblo y Sociedad Noticias - June 26, 2013
La úlcera de Buruli es una infección crónica y debilitante de la piel y tejidos blandos frecuente en países con clima tropical o subtropical, sobre todo en África, donde alrededor de la media de las personas afectadas son menores de 15 años, según ...
Vaccine News Daily - June 26, 2013
AmVac, a Switzerland-based biopharmaceutical company, announced the approval on Tuesday of two European Union grant applications for the development of flu and leishmaniasis vaccines.
Berliner Zeitung - June 26, 2013
der Gattung Rhodnius übertragen auf Menschen die Auslöser der Chagas-Krankheit: die einzelligen Parasiten Trypanosoma cruzi. Infektiös ist der Kot der Insekten.
DutchNews.nl - June 26, 2013
A 52-year-old Dutchman is being treated in hospital for rabies, according to press reports. The man, who is being treated in the intensive care unit of the Amsterdam medical centre, was bitten by a dog in May in Haiti.
Cebu Daily News - June 26, 2013
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines - The number of new dengue cases here since May 31 has hit 200, jacking up the figure from January to June 24 to 1,503 cases, the city health office said.
Philippine Star - June 26, 2013
MANILA, Philippines - West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. bagged three awards from the 60th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France for the advertisements it produced for its Dengue Bottle project.
Reuters AlertNet - June 26, 2013
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Several Southeast Asian countries are seeing record numbers of people infected with dengue fever, a mosquito-borne virus for which there is currently no approved vaccine or specific drug treatment, local media ...
Rappler - June 26, 2013
PROF SCOTT O'NEILL, LEAD SCIENTIST, THE ELIMINATE DENGUE PROGRAM: 'The Wolbachia method by itself may not be the answer to eliminating dengue, but we hope may be a tool that will contribute to that end.'
Channel News Asia - June 26, 2013
A joint statement from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) said the 68-year-old man had most likely contracted dengue while traveling in Indonesia from June 10 to June 21 this year.
Zee News - June 26, 2013
Two more dengue cases reported in Ganjam district Berhampur (Odisha): As two more suspected dengue cases were reported in Ganjam district, the administration has decided to sensitize school children on the causes and prevention of vector borne ...
The News International - June 26, 2013
The focal person for the cell, Dr Muhammad Shakeel Aamir Mullick, said 319 dengue cases had been reported in the province since January, of which 309 were detected in Karachi.
TODAYonline - June 26, 2013
After dengue serology tests were performed, he was found to have dengue. His condition deteriorated rapidly and he developed multiple organ failure.
The New Indian Express - June 26, 2013
Dr Saji Salam, the mastermind behind the application, said: “Since there is no cure for dengue, it is important to create awareness about the disease and get timely medical attention, if infected.
Cebu Daily News - Jun 26, 2013
MANILA, Philippines—Filipinos should prioritize “more practical” measures to fight dengue rather than some of the expensive laboratory solutions proposed abroad, the country's health research chief said.
GMA News - Jun 26, 2013
A four-year-old girl from Kidapawan City in Mindanao became the latest fatality of the killer disease dengue, health officials there said Wednesday.
Philippine Star - Jun 26, 2013
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines - Health authorities have recorded 200 moredengue cases here and surrounding towns in North Cotabato since June 1, bringing to 1,503 the number of local patients afflicted with the mosquito-borne disease since January ...
AllAfrica.com - Jun 26, 2013
[Namibian]THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has warned the public of a potential outbreak of a mosquito-borne disease called Dengue fever that was first reported in neighbouring Angola earlier in May.
AllAfrica.com - Jun 26, 2013
A woman from Okahandja has been admitted with what health authorities suspect to be dengue fever symptoms. The 47-year-old woman is currently in isolation in the Katutura State Hospital, where she was admitted on Sunday.
Zee News - Jun 26, 2013
Two more dengue cases reported in Ganjam district Berhampur (Odisha): As two more suspected dengue cases were reported in Ganjam district, the administration has decided to sensitize school children on the causes and prevention of vector borne ...
The Global Dispatch - Jun 26, 2013
He was admitted on the same day and subsequently diagnosed to have dengue shock syndrome with kidney failure and liver inflammation.
New Straits Times - June 26, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR: THE Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) started a campaign early this month to educate residents and business owners on the dangers of dengue. MPSJ president Datuk Asmawi Kasbi said that this was crucial in order to teach the ...
Times of India - June 26, 2013
RAJKOT: A 42-year-old anesthetist from city is suspected to have died of dengue. Dr Tushar Shah of Dharitri Apartment on Yagnik Road, died within a few hours after he complained of cold and fever.
Daily News - June 25, 2013
A study which was conducted between 2004 and 2005 indicated that the infections rate of elephantiasis and elephantiasis of scrotum stood at 25.6 per cent while the bilharzia infection rate stood at 14.9 per cent.
Canada NewsWire (press release) - June 25, 2013
They're given in conjunction with? medication to fight hookworm. And our sight giving empowers communities and supports sustainable eye-care organizations in the developing world.
Africa Science News Service - June 25, 2013
Ethiopian health officials in Oromia and Tigray regions now know exactly where to plan trachoma elimination programs for more than 30 million people at risk of getting an eye infection that leads to blindness.
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - June 25, 2013
Echinococcus granulosus (EG) complex, the cause of cysticechinococcosis (CE), infects humans and several other animal species worldwide and hence the disease is of public health importance. Ten genetic variants, or genotypes designated as (G1-G10), ...
Independent Online - June 25, 2013
Durban - Two dogs that were positively diagnosed with rabies – and their owner who fears he may have contracted the disease – have sparked a concerted animal vaccination campaign in Empangeni in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Greenvilleadvocate - June 25, 2013
A Brantley man is recovering this week after he was bitten on the foot by an Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake last Thursday. Terri Dewrell said Tuesday that her husband, Don, stepped on the snake when he walked out the door.
AngolaPress - June 25, 2013
Since April this year, the country has been recording a dengue outbreak. Until now, 658 cases have been confirmed, 655 in Luanda province alone.
The Nation - Jun 25, 2013
Vientiane - Dengue fever has claimed 44 lives so far this year in Laos, which is expecting one of its worst outbreaks of the mosquito-borne virus, news reports said Tuesday.
Xinhua - Jun 25, 2013
SINGAPORE, June 24 (Xinhua) -- A total of 853 new cases of dengue infections were reported in Singapore last week, the highest weekly number of new dengue cases ever, Minister of Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan said on his ...
The Nation - Jun 25, 2013
Endemic in most of the world's tropical areas, dengue is caused by 4 strains of the dengue virus, all of them transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, a species that is well accustomed to breeding in urban areas.
Times of India - Jun 25, 2013
Villagers claimed another person succumbed to the vector-borne disease on Monday, but health officials ruled out any death due to dengue. Village sarpanch Ashok Jharia claimed that Suddu Yadav of the village died of dengue while undergoing treatment.
Times of India - Jun 25, 2013
With stagnant water all around and no exit point from the city's nullah, the threat of diseases like dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases is getting high in Gurgaon.
Onislam.net - June 24, 2013
Elimination goals up to 2020 for several neglected tropical diseases such as Sleeping Sickness African trypanosomiasis, Visceral Leishmaniasis, or Lymphatic Filariasis were set out early last year in the WHO Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Roadmap ...
IRINnews.org - June 24, 2013
Possible theories include a link between the syndrome and river blindness, as well as a possible relationship between nodding syndrome and two parasitic roundworms - mansonella streptocerca and mansonella perstans.
Nigerian Tribune - June 24, 2013
She noted that the pre-certification exercise, which would last three weeks, would not halt the surveillance system in which N25,000 would be given to anyone who reports an authentic case of guinea worm disease in the country, adding that all suspected ...
Leadership Newspapers - June 24, 2013
Gowon, who is the Chairman, Yakubu Gowon Foundation, said when former President Jimmy Carter came to Nigeria in 1988, there were some cases of the disease reaching up to 650,000.
AllAfrica.com - June 24, 2013
They also suffer from occasional outbreak of water borne diseases such as Cholera and Guinea worm through consumption of contaminated water.
AllAfrica.com - June 24, 2013
In the least-developed countries, and in particular Sub-Saharan Africa, the causes of avoidable blindness are primarily, cataract (50%), glaucoma (15%), corneal opacities (10%), trachoma (6.8%), childhood blindness (5.3%) and onchocerciasis (4%).
BioNews Texas - June 24, 2013
According to a report posted by the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston, Cutaneous leishmaniasis(CL) is not a new disease, having been an endemic health threat for hundreds of years in the Middle East, with its ...
Sipse.com - June 24, 2013
En esta región, la forma clínica más frecuente es la Leishmaniasis cutánea ocasionado lesiones a manera de ulceras en la piel pudiendo variar su localización en el cuerpo, presentándose principalmente en regiones de la cara o extremidades superiores.
Daily Mail - June 24, 2013
Scientists believe they are closer to solving the mystery of why leprosy suddenly declined in Europe 500 years ago. Leprosy used to be one of the biggest killers across the continent with victims being cast out of towns and villages.
Daily Mail - June 24, 2013
Scientists believe they are closer to solving the mystery of why leprosy suddenly declined in Europe 500 years ago. Leprosy used to be one of the biggest killers across the continent with victims being cast out of towns and villages.
iAfrica.com - June 24, 2013
A KwaZulu-Natal man has been hospitalised with suspected rabies, contracted from his dog, the agriculture and environmental affairs department said on Sunday.
Times of India - June 24, 2013
The woman from Lanjipalli was admitted after she tested positive for dengue at a private pathology lab.
Manila Standard Today - June 24, 2013
The government and the private sector have escalated their efforts to counter the dreaded dengue disease, whose number of cases usually escalates as soon as the rainy season arrives.
WSYM-TV - June 24, 2013
Among the estimated 2.5 billion people at risk for dengue, more than 70 percent live in Asia Pacific countries, which spurred Xi to establish a collaborative research institute at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China.
Philippine Information Agency - June 24, 2013
She said the team should be able to assist their respective village personnel and school staff in seeking and destroying of breeding places of dengue-causing mosquito…
AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 24, 2013
[ANGOP]Luanda -At least 834 cases of dengue were recorded in the country since the outbreak of the disease in March until 20 June, causing 10 deaths, Angop learnt on Monday in Luanda.
AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 24, 2013
[Daily News]THE Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has formed monitoring camps after confirming that three students at one of the higher learning institutions in the city have died of, among other causes, dengue fever.
Deccan Herald - June 24, 2013
This week, the number has reached five and as of tonight there are six confirmed dengue cases in the apartment complex,” they said.
Ceylon Daily News - June 24, 2013
Anti-Dengue drive. M Nelson Piyaratne - Kataragama corr. Public Health Inspectors attached to the Tissamaharama MOH Office have taken steps to launch anti-Dengue programmes in 28 schools under the purview of the Tissamaharama MOH Office.
Rome Reports - June 23, 2013
Leprosy is a disease that many people see as something of the past, something only heard of in Biblical ...
The Global Dispatch - Jun 23, 2013
The Disease Control Unit of the Dormaa Central Municipal Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has begun an education campaign in selected communities to facilitate the early detection of the disfiguring bacterial disease, Buruli ulcer, according to ...
Radio New Zealand International - June 23, 2013
Vanuatu Health authorities and the World Health Organisation from today will begin a programme to treat the people of Tafea Province for yaws.
Misiones Cuatro - Jun 23, 2013
(Posadas y Oberá) Una beba de seis meses de Oberá ingresó ayer en el Hospital de Pediatría de Posadas y se sospecha que contrajo leishmaniasis visceral.
Republica - June 23, 2013
The man was rushed to the hospital immediately after he suffered snake bite. Doctors at the hospital concluded that the victim died due to heart attack.
Straits Times - Jun 23, 2013
The National Environment Agency has quashed talk that the haze could stem the spread of dengue, saying there is no link between the two.
Daily Bhaskar - June 23, 2013
Bangalore: As the threat from mosquitoes remains to be an existential one, it seems that we have had enough with fumigation with chemical sprays.
The Hindu - June 23, 2013
After the first dengue fever case was reported in Kerala from Kottayam in 1997, the State has had regular annual epidemics of dengue during the southwest monsoon, especially from 2001. All four serotypes of the virus circulate in the community.
Times of India - June 23, 2013
PUNE: The city has reported total 27 dengue fever cases so far this month. Experts have attributed the sudden rise to monsoon as accumulated rain water provides ideal ground for mosquito-breeding.
The Phuket News - June 23, 2013
According to Public Health Minister Pradit Sintavanarong, dengue situation in Thailand is still of concern given nearly 49,000 people have so far been afflicted by the disease.
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Sacconnay L, Smirlis D, Queiroz EF, Wolfender JL, Soares MB, Carrupt PA, Nurisso A.
Mol Biosyst. 2013 Jun 25. [Epub ahead of print]
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Morais AN, Sousa MG, Meireles LR, Kesper N Jr, Umezawa ES.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2013 Jun 25;0. doi:pii: S1984-29612013005000156. 10.1590/S1984-29612013005000024.
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Alloatti A, Tripodi KE, Uttaro AD.
Parasitol Res. 2013 Jun 25. [Epub ahead of print]
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Paulan Sde C, Gonzáles RM, Peralta LA, Vicentini-Oliveira JC, Biondi GF, Conde ES, Parkhouse RM, Nunes CM.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2013 Jun 25;0. doi:pii: S1984-29612013005000225. 10.1590/S1984-29612013005000026.
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Mkupasi EM, Ngowi HA, Sikasunge CS, Leifsson PS, Johansen MV.
Acta Trop. 2013 Jun 24. doi:pii: S0001-706X(13)00157-5. 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.06.010. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23806569 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Badurdeen S, Valladares DB, Farrar J, Gozzer E, Kroeger A, Kuswara N, Ranzinger SR, Tinh HT, Leite P, Mahendradhata Y, Skewes R, Verrall A.
BMC Public Health. 2013 Jun 24;13(1):607. [Epub ahead of print]
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Gaüzère BA, Aubry P.
Med Sante Trop. 2013 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]
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Mkupasi EM, Ngowi HA, Sikasunge CS, Leifsson PS, Johansen MV.
Acta Trop. 2013 Jun 24. doi:pii: S0001-706X(13)00157-5. 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.06.010. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23806569 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Ates SC, Bagirova M, Allahverdiyev AM, Kocazeybek B, Kosan E.
Acta Trop. 2013 Jun 24. doi:pii: S0001-706X(13)00156-3. 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.06.009. [Epub ahead of print]
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Avila-García M, Mancilla-Ramírez J, Segura-Cervantes E, Farfan-Labonne B, Ramírez-Ramírez A, Galindo-Sevilla N.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23798582 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article
Blanco VM, Cossio A, Martinez JD, Saravia NG.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23798581 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article
Fernandes FR, Ferreira WA, Campos MA, Ramos GS, Kato KC, Almeida GG, Corrêa JD Junior, Melo MN, Demicheli C, Frézard F.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]
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Mohamed-Ahmed AH, Seifert K, Yardley V, Burrell-Saward H, Brocchini S, Croft SL.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23796924 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Jebali A, Hekmatimoghaddam S, Kazemi B.
Toxicol In Vitro. 2013 Jun 24. doi:pii: S0887-2333(13)00153-7. 10.1016/j.tiv.2013.06.002. [Epub ahead of print]
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Biswas G, Sankara DP, Agua-Agum J, Maiga A.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2013 Jun 24;368(1623):20120146. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0146. Print 2013.
PMID: 23798694 [PubMed - in process]
Bockarie MJ, Kelly-Hope LA, Rebollo M, Molyneux DH.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2013 Jun 24;368(1623):20120144. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0144. Print 2013.
PMID: 23798692 [PubMed - in process] Free Article
Bonne-Année S, Kerepesi LA, Hess JA, O'Connell AE, Lok JB, Nolan TJ, Abraham D.
Infect Immun. 2013 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23798541 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Synthesis and Antiprotozoal Activity of Dicationic m-Terphenyl and 1,3-Dipyridylbenzene Derivatives.
Patrick DA, Ismail MA, Arafa RK, Wenzler T, Zhu X, Pandharkar T, Jones SK, Werbovetz KA, Brun R, Boykin DW, Tidwell RR.
J Med Chem. 2013 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]
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Gaüzère BA, Aubry P.
Med Sante Trop. 2013 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23797833 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Rudge JW, Webster JP, Lu DB, Wang TP, Fang GR, Basáñez MG.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23798418 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Vicentine FP, Herbella FA, Allaix ME, Silva LC, Patti MG.
Dis Esophagus. 2013 Jun 24. doi: 10.1111/dote.12098. [Epub ahead of print]
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Garzón E, Holzmuller P, Bras-Gonçalves R, Vincendeau P, Cuny G, Lemesre JL, Geiger A.
Infect Immun. 2013 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23798533 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Gaüzère BA, Aubry P.
Med Sante Trop. 2013 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23797833 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Vigilato MA, Clavijo A, Knobl T, Silva HM, Cosivi O, Schneider MC, Leanes LF, Belotto AJ, Espinal MA.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2013 Jun 24;368(1623):20120143. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0143. Print 2013.
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Freuling CM, Hampson K, Selhorst T, Schröder R, Meslin FX, Mettenleiter TC, Müller T.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2013 Jun 24;368(1623):20120142. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0142. Print 2013.
PMID: 23798690 [PubMed - in process] Free Article
Klepac P, Metcalf CJ, McLean AR, Hampson K.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2013 Jun 24;368(1623):20120137. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0137. Print 2013.
PMID: 23798686 [PubMed - in process] Free Article
Maclean L, Myburgh E, Rodgers J, Price HP.
Parasite Immunol. 2013 Jun 23. doi: 10.1111/pim.12046. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23790101 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Hsu CN, Tseng SH, Chang SW, Chen Y.
Transpl Infect Dis. 2013 Jun 23. doi: 10.1111/tid.12104. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23789974 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
[No authors listed]
Lancet. 2013 Jun 22;381(9884):2136. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61423-3. No abstract available.
PMID: 23791332 [PubMed - in process]
Corrêa MV, Rocha MO, de Sousa GR, Nunes MD, Souza NS, Gollob KJ, Dutra WO, Menezes CA.
Hum Immunol. 2013 Jun 22. doi:pii: S0198-8859(13)00185-7. 10.1016/j.humimm.2013.06.028. [Epub ahead of print]
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Zeldenryk L, Gray M, Gordon S, Speare R, Hossain M.
Qual Life Res. 2013 Jun 22. [Epub ahead of print]
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Barry MA, Simon GG, Mistry N, Hotez PJ.
Arch Dis Child. 2013 Jun 22. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23793132 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Neurotransmitter transporters in schistosomes: Structure, function and prospects for drug discovery.
Ribeiro P, Patocka N.
Parasitol Int. 2013 Jun 22. doi:pii: S1383-5769(13)00079-2. 10.1016/j.parint.2013.06.003. [Epub ahead of print]
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Allam G, Eweas AF, Abuelsaad AS.
Parasitol Res. 2013 Jun 22. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23793335 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Shervell K.
Vet Rec. 2013 Jun 22;172(25):655-6. doi: 10.1136/vr.f3787.
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Madhusudana SN, Ashwin BY, Sudarshan S.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2013 Jun 21;9(9). [Epub ahead of print]
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Rosa FA, Leite JH, Braga ET, Moreira PR, Baltazar FH, Biondo AW, Padua PP, Vasconcelos RO, Camacho AA, Ferreira WL, Machado GF, Marcondes M.
Vet Pathol. 2013 Jun 21. [Epub ahead of print]
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Sako Y, Itoh S, Okamoto M, Nakaya K, Ito A.
Parasitology. 2013 Jun 21:1-6. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23790268 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Kima PE, Soong L.
Front Immunol. 2013 Jun 19;4:156. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00156. Print 2013.
PMID: 23801993 [PubMed] Free Article
Harding-Esch EM, Sillah A, Edwards T, Burr SE, Hart JD, Joof H, Laye M, Makalo P, Manjang A, Molina S, Sarr-Sissoho I, Quinn TC, Lietman T, Holland MJ, Mabey D, West SK, Bailey R; on behalf of the Partnership for Rapid Elimination of Trachoma (PRET) study group.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 Jun 14;7(6). doi: 10.1371/annotation/0bae8b34-5ae7-4044-a071-8d88d520a01b. Print 2013 Jun.
PMID: 23799157 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article
Tahas SA, Diakou A.
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2013 Jun;44(2):389-94.
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Kim JH, Lee OJ, Lee JJ, Park CH.
Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Jun;6(2):78-81. doi: 10.3342/ceo.2013.6.2.78. Epub 2013 Jun 14.
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Gomes CM, Damasco Fdos S, Morais OO, Paula CD, Sampaio RN.
An Bras Dermatol. 2013 Jun;88(3). doi:pii: S0365-05962013000300462. 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20131885.
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Srivastava S, Pandey SP, Jha MK, Chandel HS, Saha B.
Clin Exp Immunol. 2013 Jun;172(3):403-9. doi: 10.1111/cei.12074.
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Yücel A, Günaşti S, Denli Y, Uzun S.
Int J Dermatol. 2013 Jul;52(7):831-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05815.x.
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Gangwar M, Verma VC, Singh TD, Singh SK, Goel R, Nath G.
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2013 Aug;6(8):595-601. doi: 10.1016/S1995-7645(13)60103-0.
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Amin TT, Al-Mohammed HI, Kaliyadan F, Mohammed BS.
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2013 Aug;6(8):667-72. doi: 10.1016/S1995-7645(13)60116-9.
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Effect of Chinese herbal compound on liver fibrosis in rabbits with schistosomiasis by B-ultrasound.
Liang XL, Yuan JY.
Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2013 Aug;6(8):658-62. doi: 10.1016/S1995-7645(13)60114-5.
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Vinodkumar CS, Kalapannavar NK, Basavarajappa KG, Sanjay D, Gowli C, Nadig NG, Prasad BS.
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