Friday, July 19, 2013

NTD's in the news the week of 7July - 13July 2013

Philippine Information Agency - July 13, 2013
Meanwhile, Lymphatic Filariasis, also known as “elephantiasis” is a debilitating and disfiguring disease, the infection of which is more commonly acquired in childhood but the visible manifestations occur in adults leading to temporary and permanent ...

Eleven Myanmar - July 13, 2013
Rabies is present on all continents with the exception of Antartica, but more than 95% of raby-related human deaths occur in Asia and Africa. Rabies is a zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted to humans from animals) that is caused by a virus.

WRDW-TV - July 13, 2013
Grovetown, GA (WRDW)--- 6 year old Jacob Powell is coloring with his younger brother, but his dad Jason says it's not always this ...

Topeka Capital Journal - July 13, 2013
Snake bites are on track to nearly double compared to a normal year, and poison experts advised eastern Kansas residents to seek immediate help if bitten. Stephen Thornton, toxicologist and medical director for The University of Kansas Hospital Poison ...

Trinidad & Tobago Express - July 13, 2013
The Ministry of Health handed out 138 written notices last Thursday as it stepped up a drive to reduce the spread of dengue nationally, Chief Health Inspector Mohan Bholasingh said last Friday. 

Hindustan Times - July 13, 2013
The system is used to separate a particular component in the blood from the other components according to necessity - serious dengue patients require blood platelet transfusion. The decision was taken after a meeting of health department in Chandigarh ...

The News International - July 13, 2013
Two more dengue viral fever cases were reported in the city on Friday, increasing the number of confirmed cases to 407 this year, the Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh said.

HealthCanal.com - July 13, 2013
AMHERST, Mass. – Using a unique data set spanning 40 years of dengue fever incidence in Thailand, an international team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has for the first time estimated from data that ...

Times of India - July 13, 2013
NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is planning to inspect educational institutions and corporate offices for the first time, along with households and localities, to prevent an outbreak of dengue and other vector-borne diseases. 

Times of India - July 13, 2013
PUNE: The number of dengue cases in the state has shot up this year and the fever has claimed as many as 15 lives so far. According to the latest report of the state health department which was released on Friday, the number of dengue cases has ...

The Pharma Letter - July 12, 2013
Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy (NECT) was added to the EMLc for the treatment of late-stage sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis) in children. 

[Ghanaian Chronicle]  - July 12, 2013
Ho -There was drama at the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) yesterday, when cured lepers staged a demonstration in demand for a 33-seater bus donated to them by the Local 

MedCity News - July 12, 2013
NEUVILLE-SUR-SAONE, France (Reuters) - Sanofi SA has started producing its experimental dengue vaccine, the most advanced against the tropical disease, in a move to keep its lead over competitors ahead of the product's likely launch in 2015.

Science Codex - July 12, 2013
"For females, NTDs, such as schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths (worms), can cause pregnancy complications," says lead author Heather Rilkoff. "On the other hand, NTDs are thought to be somewhat more prevalent in males because men are ...

The Hindu - July 12, 2013
Plastic surgery is more reconstructive than cosmetic and making the organs function again is more important for plastic surgeon, Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery of King George Hospital and AMC P.V. Sudhakar said here on Thursday. 

Business Standard - July 12, 2013
Researchers from Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine and Second Artillery General Hospital, Beijing, and Central South University, Changsha, China, identified multiple regions in the dengue virus genome that have maintained the same nucleic ...

Inquirer.net - July 12, 2013
Under his leadership, the Department of Science and Technology has embarked on initiatives that offer solutions to national problems—like trapping dengue mosquitoes, its project with the Department of Health.

Thanh Nien Daily - July 12, 2013
Dengue fever is raging again in many central Vietnam provinces, with first half figures showing a sharp hike in incidence. The mosquito-borne disease has already claimed several lives this year, including the most recent one last week. 

HealthCanal.com - July 12, 2013
New Rochelle, NY — Mosquito-borne dengue viruses cause an estimated 50 million cases of human dengue fever a year and are a significant public health threat worldwide.

InterAksyon - July 12, 2013
MANILA, Philippines - Eight provinces where cases were found of patients having both mosquito-borne diseases chikungunya and dengue are now the focus of a special investigation by the Department of Health. 

The News International - July 12, 2013
Four more cases of dengue viral fever were detected in Karachi on Thursday. About 405 cases have been reported this year so far, the Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh said.

Deccan Chronicle - July 12, 2013
Mysore: Mysore is seeing a worrying increase in dengue, recording the highest number of suspected cases in the state since January this year. It is also next only to Bengaluru city in terms of positive dengue cases.

Philippine Star - July 12, 2013
COTABATO City, Philippines - Seven people have died due to dengue in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) from January 1 to July 10 this year, the regional health department said Thursday.

Deccan Chronicle - July12, 2013
Bengaluru: The State Health and Family Welfare Department has not been reporting dengue deaths happening at city-based hospitals though the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health registered four dengue deaths in June-July till date.

Times of India - July 12, 2013
Expressing concern over the increase in dengue cases, national vector borne disease control programme Goa in charge Dr Sachin Govenkar said the number of cases have gone up despite their efforts as dengue outbreaks have been reported from other ...

Bandera County Courier - July 11, 2013
One of the challenges in writing about the growing threat of Chagas disease in Texas is the lack of data. Most studies date back at least a couple of years. 

Medical Xpress - July 11, 2013
Paediatric dosage form of benznidazole was added to the EMLc for the treatment of Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) in children. 

AllAfrica.com - July 11, 2013
He said River Blindness, Elephantiasis, Filariasis are all common in Cameroon and can all be contained by the consumption of Mectizan. He therefore called on Sight Savers and other international bodies not to relent their efforts to help Cameroon in ...

Actuarial Post - July 11, 2013
In addition, race registrations collectively raised over £38,000 which could provide enough medication to help battle trachoma in the Kasempa District of Zambia- protecting a population of 73,740 people. 

20 Minuten Online - July 11, 2013
Der Zwergfadenwurm Strongyloides stercoralis ist weltweit vor allem in heissen, feuchten Klimazonen verbreitet. Schlechte sanitäre Einrichtungen begünstigen seine Übertragung. 

Healio - July 11, 2013
In a multicenter, double blind, sequential dose-escalation trial, researchers randomly assigned 36 patients aged 20 to 54 years with Crohn's disease (CD) to a single, orally administered dose of Trichuris suis ova (TSO), or embryonated porcine whipworm 

MásSalamanca.com - July 11, 2013
Una técnica biológica permitió a científicos de la Universidad Nacional (UN) de Colombia identificar 200 genes humanos, en un barrido de 21.000, que podrían ser decisivos para desarrollar tratamientos menos tóxicos y más efectivos. 

Business Recorder - July 11, 2013
The three-day workshop was organised on June 27 to 30 and about 45 MPhil and PhD scholars, BS (Hons), MSc students, Students from Leishmaniasis endemic Khyber agency, officials of KP Wildlife department and teachers participated in this workshop.

The Japan Times - July 11, 2013
BANGKOK – A team of researchers from Mahidol University of Thailand and Osaka University said Wednesday they have developed antibodies that could lead to the treatment of dengue fever. 

Inside Costa Rica - July 11, 2013
(ISH) Costa Rican health officials are dealing with about four times as many cases of dengue this year than in 2012, according to the Costa Rican Social Security System (CCSS). 

Hindustan Times - July 11, 2013
Monsoon mess has made its presence felt in the city as the Gurgaon health department registered this year's first four confirmed cases of dengue. Out of five samples sent for tests, four were confirmed positive on Wednesday. According to the records of ...K'taka: Govt takes steps to check dengue-like disease

Philippine Information Agency - July 11, 2013
The strategy, the health office added is coupled by boosting public knowledge on dengue through the conduct of information, education, and communication (IEC) campaign with no let up in the communities and even in households aside from religiously ...

ABC Local - July 11, 2013
Queensland Health says a dengue fever outbreak in the state's north will be officially declared over in September if there are no further cases recorded. 

Times of India - July 11, 2013
According to the municipal corporations, this year five people have been confirmed positive for dengue fever. Thirty- two cases of malaria have also been reported. 

New Straits Times - July 11, 2013
AS Johor recovers from the haze that engulfed the state about three weeks ago, another problem has cropped up. This time round, there are fears of a dengue fever epidemic after the state recorded the highest number of deaths from dengue, with seven ...

New Straits Times - July 11, 2013
JOHOR BARU: MORE than 300 residents of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) Team 2 quarters in Jalan Tebrau organised a Zero Dengue programme after learning that their residential area was listed as a dengue-infested area. 

Times of India - July 11, 2013
volunteers roped in by the BMC will visit highrises in every ward to educate people on the breeding habits of the dreaded Aedes egypti mosquitoes. 

Times of India - July 11, 2013
AURANGABAD: Five new cases of dengue were reported in the city on Tuesday, taking the total number of reported cases in Aurangabad to nine, since the onset of the monsoon. 

GMA News - July 11, 2013
The Visayan Daily Star report cited records from the Bacolod Health Office showing that in the first two quarters of this year, there had been 1,489 cases of dengue in the city - 819.14 percent higher than 162 in the same period last year.

AllAfrica.com - July 10, 2013
He had always wanted to work on nervous system ailments, especially sleeping sickness, which afflicts many people in his home region. 

Pulso de San Luis - July 10, 2013
El mal de Chagas es una enfermedad que es causada por el parásito Trypanosoma cruzi (transmitido por la chinche), que se aloja en tejidos musculares como el corazón, donde causa arritmia. 

Nigerian Tribune - July 10, 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; 

abc11.com - July 10, 2013
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Cumberland County family that has to receive rabies shots is speaking out to others that 

Palm Beach Post - July 10, 2013
Two women feeding stray cats in Palm Springs are now enduring post-bite rabies shots after one of the feral cats became sick with the 

The Virginian-Pilot - July 10, 2013
A fox in Isle of Wight County that bit a woman and a stray cat has tested positive for rabies, according to the county health department. The department received 

The News International - July 10, 2013
Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick, Focal Person for Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh, said that 412 dengue fever cases were reported in Sindh province this year so far, out of them 401 were reported in Karachi, while 11 in rest of the province. 

GMA News - July 10, 2013
“Students and parents alike must be well-informed about the dangers of contracting dengue and leptospirosis because ... they can also cause death if not immediately diagnosed and given the proper treatment,” 

Mail & Guardian Online - July 10, 2013
National hockey players Jonty Robinson and team captain Austin Smith have recovered from dengue fever and been discharged from hospital in Malaysia, the South African Hockey Association said on Wednesday. 

Deccan Herald - July 10, 2013
Acting swiftly on reports of a mysterious disease with dengue-like symptoms, the State Health Department has asked all the City hospitals to send samples to be tested at the National Institute of Virology. 

World First Travel Insurance - July 10, 2013
At present there is no approved vaccine or specific drug to treat dengue, so it is vital travellers take out medical travel insurance if they intend to visit an area where the disease is prevalent. 

Times of India - July 10, 2013
JABALPUR: Criticizing the state government for its inept handling of the increasing number of dengue cases in tribal-dominated pockets of Mandla, the Madhya Pradesh high court on Tuesday trashed the sketchy status report submitted by the health ...

ABC Local - July 10, 2013
Health authorities in far north Queensland say it is imperative to halt the spread of dengue fever before the start of the next wet season. More than 170 people in Cairns have contracted the mosquito-borne virus since December, with outbreaks in inner ...

The Cairns Post - July 10, 2013
THIS year's outbreaks of dengue fever have lasted longer into the winter than health authorities would like, and could lead to an epidemic if not stamped out before the next wet season. A mild and wet winter has prolonged the usual breeding season of ...

台北時報 - July 10, 2013
As of Monday, 69 locally acquired cases and 99 imported cases of dengue fever had been reported this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said, advising the public to take proper measures to reduce the risk of a potential outbreak. 

Deccan Chronicle - July 10, 2013
Bengaluru: Taking note of the rising number of dengue cases across the State, the Health and Family Welfare Department has decided to open three new dengue testing laboratories in Ramnagara, Yadgir and Chikkaballapur. This is being done to speed up ...

Sun.Star - July 10, 2013
THE Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the City Health Office (CHO) has gathered a total of 1,489 suspected and probable dengue cases as of July 1 with five fatalities. These were the figures said by Dr. Jovy Vergara, assistant city health officer ...

The Global Dispatch - July 9, 2013
The Carter Center announced today that it will no longer only control river blindness, but instead it will work with ministries of health to eliminate it in all 10 countries in Africa and Latin America in the areas where the Center fights the neglected ...

Infection Control Today - July 9, 2013
The parasitic infection, paragonimiasis, can occur when the crabs are eaten raw in sushi bars or alcohol-pickled called drunken crabs in martinis. 

Qué.es - July 9, 2013
El mal de Chagas es una enfermedad que es causada por el parásito Trypanosoma cruzi (transmitido por la chinche), que se aloja en tejidos musculares como el corazón, donde causa arritmia. Sus síntomas son similares a los de la gripe, aunque también ...

FOX 8 WVUE ...FOX 8 News WVUE-TV - July 9, 2013
It causes the lung infection paragonimiasis. Dr. Diaz said the infection comes from consuming raw crawfish, including domestic crawfish, and eating a tiny imported freshwater Asian crab. Now there are 20 confirmed cases of the infection in the U.S ...

Optometry Today - July 9, 2013
Sightsavers gave out its 250 millionth treatment for onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, this week (July 8). The mectizan treatment, developed by MSD, was introduced in 1987 and costs 7p per person per year to distribute. MSD has pledged to ...

Radio Santa Fe - July 9, 2013
“Se detectan suficientes elementos (entomológicos, serológicos y clínicos) que sustenten el alcance de la interrupción de la transmisión vectorial intradomiciliaria de Trypanosoma cruzi para los municipios de Támara (Casanare), Boavita, Soatá ...

Times of India - July 9, 2013
VARANASI: Although the government considers leprosy to be almost eradicated as its prevalence rate has reached less than one for past few years, the district leprosy office fears that stopping the active search of leprosy patients is increasing leprosy ..

The Global Dispatch - July 9, 2013
Both reports describe victims exhibiting rabies-like symptoms following a dog bite and in turn transmitting rabies by bite to other human 

Times of India - July 9, 2013
HAZARIBAGH: Snakes have claimed more than 12 lives in Hazaribagh in the last four days. Thirty people who have fallen prey to snakes in June alone are fighting for life. Hazaribagh, notorious for snakes, witnesses several cases of snake bites every ...

The Standard Digital News - July 9, 2013
Ms Esther Ewoi, a traditional healer in Kapkirwok Village in Baringo North district is one of the few specialists in snake bites treatment. 

KRMG - July 9, 2013
They're creepy... they're crawly... they're keeping Tulsa emergency rooms busy this summer. Dr. Charles Rodman has seen his fair share of snakebite victims in the St Francis emergency room.

WSB Atlanta - July 9, 2013
Local doctors said they are seeing more snakebite cases than usual, possibly linked to all the rain that has recently hit metro Atlanta. Channel 2's Jeff Dore was a victim of a snake bite Monday evening. 

The News International - July 9, 2013
Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick, Focal Person for Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh, said that 409 dengue fever cases were reported in Sindh province this year so far, out of them 398 were reported in Karachi, while 11 in rest of province. He said three dengue ...

Channel News Asia - July 9, 2013
SINGAPORE: As the current dengue epidemic worsens, some pest control companies have been seeing better business. They attributed this to the public being more informed about the disease. 

Inquirer.net - July 9, 2013
Dengue fever is claiming more and more lives in several provinces with at least 36 deaths already registered in Negros Occidental and Central Mindanao. In Negros Occidental, health officials said the number of deaths due to dengue this year is at least ...Dengue deaths now 14, Negros cases 717% up

Inquirer.net - July 9, 2013
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines—Negros Occidental recorded more dengue fever cases and deaths from January to June 22 this year compared to the same period in 2012, local health authorities said. Fourteen have died of dengue fever in ...Dengue deaths now 14, Negros cases 717% up

Times of India - July 9, 2013
Dr Saji Salam, an NRI doctor in his mid 40s and currently based in the US, has developed the mobile application on dengue. The app not only provides a guide on the symptoms and causes of the disease but also maps dengue as it spreads its tentacles ...

Bangkok Post - July 9, 2013
The Aedes aegypti mosquito, responsible for transmitting dengue, comes out to play in this season. With news agencies indicating the possibility of the largest-ever dengue epidemic in Thailand this year, we subject the disease to close scrutiny..

Seeking Alpha - July 8, 2013
TSO (Trichuris suis ova or CNDO-201), the microscopic eggs of the pig whipworm, is a novel, orally administered, natural immunomodulator that regulates T-Cells and pro-inflammatory cytokines. 

El Diario de Hoy - July 8, 2013
En lo que va del año, 309 personas han sido diagnosticadas con chagas, una enfermedad causada por el parásito Trypanosoma cruzi a través de la picadura de la chinche triatomadimidiata. De acuerdo con los datos del Ministerio de Salud (Minsal), 12 de ...

SBWire (press release) - July 8, 2013
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/08/2013 -- Global Markets Direct's, 'Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) - Pipeline Review, H1 2013', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic ...

Red and Black - July 8, 2013
The University of Georgia Research Foundation received a $3.4 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to expand its operational research on how best to eliminate schistosomiasis, a debilitating and neglected tropical disease affecting ...

Philippine Information Agency - July 8, 2013
This, as the province's vigorous campaign for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis, a debilitating and disfiguring parasitic disease,...

Phys.Org - July 8, 2013
Sleeping sickness is a deadly human disease in tropical Africa, caused by the unicellular parasite Trypanosoma brucei. Many species of mammals, including humans, are susceptible to the pathogen, which is transmitted by the tsetse fly.

The Coloradoan - July 8, 2013
1st case of kitten infected with rabies in Larimer...: Kitten with rabies bites 8, is first feline case for Larimer County 

Philippine Information Agency  - July 8, 2013
BONTOC, Mountain Province, July 8 (PIA) -- As a preventive measure for dengue and other similar diseases outbreak in the capital-town, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office initiated a anti-dengue clean-up drive in this town's ...

Bangkok Post - July 8, 2013
Dengue has been on the rise for several years in Southeast Asia, but health officials have warned that recent cases reported in such diverse locations as Madeira, Portugal, Nice, France, and Miami, Florida, could be attributed to global warming and the ...

Huffington Post - July 8, 2013
As cities in the developing world grow, slums become more densely packed, exposing residents to unsanitary conditions and increasing the risk of contracting infectious disease. 

New York Times - July 8, 2013
... the Protective Side of Dengue Virus. By DONALD G. M cNEIL J r. Published: July 8, 2013. Infection with one strain of the dengue virus gives people protection against the other three strains for about two years, a new biostatistics study has found.

Straits Times - July 8, 2013
There has been another dengue death, even as the number of infections took a dive last week. A 66-year-old man has become the fourth person to die of dengue in this year's epidemic. 

Bangkok Post - July 8, 2013
In the past week, 5,276 new dengue fever cases and six deaths have been recorded throughout the country, with the highest concentration of cases in the northern region, state broadcaster MCOT reported. 

TODAYonline - July 8, 2013
Since dengue numbers began climbing this year, the Government has stepped up prevention measures, including hiring more officers to conduct checks on the ground and giving out repellent to households and schools.

GMA News - July 8, 2013
Speaking on government-run dzRB radio, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte local governments, particularly those in Iloilo province took “measures to address the rise in dengue cases...the local government is dealing with it on their level.”

Ceylon Daily News - July 8, 2013
Over 15,000 dengue cases have been reported during the first six months of this year, Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors' Union (SLPHIU) Chief Secretary Senarath Bandara said.

Africa Review - July 7, 2013
Dr Kalonji noted that the number of skilled medical practitioners in the country specialising in sleeping sickness is quite few and many of the doctors have to cover large distances using motorcycles in order to access patients.

Nippon.com - July 7, 2013
The global campaign to eliminate leprosy has made great progress, but prejudice against those affected by the disease persists. 

Indian Express - July 7, 2013
Panic gripped the premises of Ludhiana Civil Hospital on Saturday morning after a man, who was bit by a dog, developed symptoms of rabies and got aggressive. The situation turned worse when Gurdyal Singh (47) attacked the attendant of another patient ...

Sun.Star - July 7, 2013
THE Dengue-Free Philippines Movement yesterday scheduled massive larvicide dengue operations that will last until next year. The schedules are on Aug. 17-18, Oct. 26-27 for this year, and Jan. 4-5 and April 12-13 next year. 

The News International - July 7, 2013
Eleven more dengue cases were reported in the city on Saturday, increasing the number of patients to 388 since January, announced the Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell. 

The News International - July 7, 2013
ILOILO, Philippines: Dengue fever has surged in the central Philippines, infecting more than 1,800 people and killing at least ten, a provincial official said Saturday.

Global Voices Online - July 7, 2013
Philippines: Dengue Vector Surveillance Map. Posted 7 July 2013 7:46 GMT. Written by Mong Palatino. Countries, Philippines. Topics, Governance, Health.

The New Indian Express - July 7, 2013
Despite efforts by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, and Ayush Services to contain the spread of dengue, the number of people affected seems to increase by the day.

The Global Dispatch - July 7, 2013
He was diagnosed to have dengue with acute renal failure with severe liver inflammation and was admitted for treatment and close monitoring.

Aljazeera.com - July 7, 2013
So the government has launched an effective war against dengue, engaging the entire community in an effort to bring this year's epidemic under control. Al Jazeera's Stephanie Scawen reports from Singapore. 

Brescia Oggi - July 7, 2013
Per esempio, ai tanti che nel Benin, uno dei Paesi più poveri dell'Africa e del mondo, soffrono di "ulcera di Buruli" , malattia trasmessa da un batterio - il "microbatterium ulcerans" - che impedisce a piaghe, ustioni e ferite in genere di ...

E Kantipur - July 7, 2013
Despite the government's efforts to ward off elephantiasis (Lymphatic filariasis), a large number of people are found to be suffering from the disease in various 12 districts of the eastern region.

Pakistan Daily Times  - July 7, 2013
Eleven new dengue fever cases reported. KARACHI: Eleven new dengue viral fever cases were reported in Karachi on Saturday, increasing the patient-toll to 388 since January 2013, said Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell (SDSC). 

Nation on Sunday - July 7, 2013
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is to get down new equipments to expedite Dengue prevention measures in Colombo, officials said.

Manila Standard Today - July 7, 2013
Dengue fever has surged in the Visayas, infecting more than 1,800 people and killing at least ten, a provincial official said Saturday.

Inquirer.net - July 7, 2013

An anti-dengue task force was set up to assist local health authorities in disinfecting potential breeding grounds for dengue-carrying mosquitoes in the province.


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by Kirezi Kanobana, Aniran Ruiz, Lazara Rojas, Rene Andrade, Felix Rosado, Katja Polman, Felix Aangel Núñez

Public Library of Science - PLoS Medicine - July11, 2013
by Ileana Corvo, Anthony J. O'Donoghue, Lucía Pastro, Natalia Pi-Denis, Alegra Eroy-Reveles, Leda Roche, James H. McKerrow, John P. Dalton, Charles S. Craik, Conor R. Caffrey, José F. Tort 
A family of secreted cathepsin L proteases with differential activities is essential for host colonization and survival in the parasitic flatworm Fasciola hepatica. 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July11, 2013
by Yahya Sohrabi, Helena Havelková, Tetyana Kobets, Matyáš Šíma, Valeriya Volkova, Igor Grekov, Taťána Jarošíková, Iryna Kurey, Jarmila Vojtíšková, Milena Svobodová, Peter Demant, Marie Lipoldová 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July11, 2013
by Xiao-Yan Tao, Qing Tang, Simon Rayner, Zhen-Yang Guo, Hao Li, Shu-Lin Lang, Cui-Ping Yin, Na Han, Wei Fang, James Adams, Miao Song, Guo-Dong Liang 
Rabies remains a serious problem in China with three epidemics since 1949 and the country in the midst of the third epidemic. Significantly, the control of each outbreak has been followed by a rapid reemergence of the disease. 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July11, 2013
by Peifang Sun, Josefina García, Guillermo Comach, Maryanne T. Vahey, Zhining Wang, Brett M. Forshey, Amy C. Morrison, Gloria Sierra, Isabel Bazan, Claudio Rocha, Stalin Vilcarromero, Patrick J. Blair, Thomas W. Scott, Daria E. Camacho, Christian F. Ockenhouse, Eric S. Halsey, Tadeusz J. Kochel 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July 11, 2013
by Antonio Montresor, Albis F. Gabrielli, Dirk Engels, Denis Daumerie, Lorenzo Savioli

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July 11, 2013
by Fengchen Liu, Travis C. Porco, Kathryn J. Ray, Robin L. Bailey, Harran Mkocha, Beatriz Muñoz, Thomas C. Quinn, Thomas M. Lietman, Sheila K. West 
Trachoma programs have dramatically reduced the prevalence of the ocular chlamydia that cause the disease. 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July 11, 2013
by Cristina Alonso-Vega, Claire Billot, Faustino Torrico 
Bolivia is one of the most endemic countries for Chagas disease. Data of 2005 shows that incidence is around 1.09‰ inhabitants and seroprevalence in children under 15 ranged from 10% in urban areas to 40% in rural areas. 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July 11, 2013
by Antje Hoppenheit, Jayaseelan Murugaiyan, Burkhard Bauer, Stephan Steuber, Peter-Henning Clausen, Uwe Roesler Glossina 
(G.) spp. (Diptera: Glossinidae), known as tsetse flies, are vectors of African trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in domestic livestock.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July 11, 2013
by Karine Thivierge, Sophie Cotton, Deborah A. Schaefer, Michael W. Riggs, Joyce To, Maria E. Lund, Mark W. Robinson, John P. Dalton, Sheila M. Donnelly 
Host defence peptides (HDPs) are expressed throughout the animal and plant kingdoms. They have multifunctional roles in the defence against infectious agents of mammals, possessing both bactericidal and immune-modulatory activities. 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July 11, 2013
by Scott T. Small, Akshaya Ramesh, Krufinta Bun, Lisa Reimer, Edward Thomsen, Manasseh Baea, Moses J. Bockarie, Peter Siba, James W. Kazura, Daniel J. Tisch, Peter A. Zimmerman 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July 11, 2013
by Li Ping Wong, Sazaly AbuBakar 
This qualitative study aimed to provide an in-depth understanding of the meaning of dengue fever (DF) amongst people living in a dengue endemic region, dengue prevention and treatment-seeking behaviours. 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July 11, 2013
by Gilberto A. Santiago, Edgardo Vergne, Yashira Quiles, Joan Cosme, Jesus Vazquez, Juan F. Medina, Freddy Medina, Candimar Colón, Harold Margolis, Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July 11, 2013
by Heather Rilkoff, Edridah Muheki Tukahebwa, Fiona M. Fleming, Jacqueline Leslie, Donald C. Cole 
Gender remains a recognized but relatively unexamined aspect of the potential challenges for treatment programmes for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July 11, 2013
by Molouk Beiromvand, Lame Akhlaghi, Seyed Hossein Fattahi Massom, Ahmad Reza Meamar, Jamshid Darvish, Elham Razmjou 

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Articles - July 11, 2013
by Fabian Schär, Ulf Trostdorf, Federica Giardina, Virak Khieu, Sinuon Muth, Hanspeter Marti, Penelope Vounatsou, Peter Odermatt 
The soil-transmitted threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, is one of the most neglected among the so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). 

Wang HK, Tsai CH, Chen KH, Tang CT, Leou JS, Li PC, Tang YL, Hsieh HJ, Wu HC, Cheng CM.
Adv Healthc Mater. 2013 Jul 11. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201300150. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23843297 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Durbin A, Whitehead SS.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 11. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 23852125 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Ruiz-Alejos A, Navarro-Huaman L, Segura ER.
J Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 11. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 23852123 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Zhang F, Du J, Wang Q, Hu Q, Zhang J, Ding D, Zhao Y, Yang F, Wang E, Zhou H.
Org Biomol Chem. 2013 Jul 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23842857 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Abou-Zeid AH, Abkar TA, Mohamed RO.
BMC Public Health. 2013 Jul 11;13(1):643. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23845226 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Anyan WK, Seki T, Kumagai T, Obata-Ninomiya K, Furushima-Shimogawara R, Kwansa-Bentum B, Akao N, Bosompem KM, Boakye DA, Wilson MD, Karasuyama H, Ohta N.
Parasitol Int. 2013 Jul 11. doi:pii: S1383-5769(13)00092-5. 10.1016/j.parint.2013.07.003. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23850838 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Brant SV, Loker ES.
Trends Parasitol. 2013 Jul 11. doi:pii: S1471-4922(13)00102-5. 10.1016/j.pt.2013.06.004. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23849836 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

van Dam GJ, de Dood CJ, Lewis M, Deelder AM, van Lieshout L, Tanke HJ, van Rooyen LH, Corstjens PL.
Exp Parasitol. 2013 Jul 10. doi:pii: S0014-4894(13)00185-9. 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.06.017. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23850995 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Bardosh K, Waiswa C, Welburn SC.
Parasit Vectors. 2013 Jul 10;6:204. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-204.
PMID: 23841963 [PubMed - in process] Free PMC Article

Vega Benedetti AF, Cimino RO, Cajal PS, Juarez MD, Villalpando CA, Gil JF, Marcipar IS, Krolewiecki AJ, Nasser JR.
Trop Med Int Health. 2013 Jul 10. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12144. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23837449 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Soriano SV, Pierangeli NB, Pianciola LA, Mazzeo M, Lazzarini LE, Debiaggi MF, Bergagna HF, Basualdo JA.
J Helminthol. 2013 Jul 10:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23842071 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Waggoner JJ, Soda EA, Deresinski S.
Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Jul 9. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23839998 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Getachew M, Tafess K, Zeynudin A, Yewhalaw D.
BMC Res Notes. 2013 Jul 9;6:263. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-263.
PMID: 23837685 [PubMed - in process] Free PMC Article

Mosimann V, Neumayr A, Hatz C, Blum JA.
Infection. 2013 Jul 9. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23835701 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Huprikar S, Bosserman E, Patel G, Moore A, Pinney S, Anyanwu A, Neofytos D, Ketterer D, Striker R, Silveira F, Qvarnstrom Y, Steurer F, Herwaldt B, Montgomery S.
Am J Transplant. 2013 Jul 9. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12340. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23837488 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Nishino M, Choy JW, Gushwa NN, Oses-Prieto JA, Koupparis K, Burlingame AL, Renslo AR, McKerrow JH, Taunton J.
Elife. 2013 Jul 9;2:e00712. doi: 10.7554/eLife.00712. Print 2013.
PMID: 23853713 [PubMed] Free PMC Article

Permpalung N, Wongrakpanich S, Korpaisarn S, Tanratana P, Angsanakul J.
Vaccine. 2013 Jul 8. doi:pii: S0264-410X(13)00893-1. 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.06.083. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23845809 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Humphries D, Simms BT, Davey D, Otchere J, Quagraine J, Terryah S, Newton S, Berg E, Harrison LM, Boakye D, Wilson M, Cappello M.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23836564 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Hu Y, Miller MM, Derman AI, Ellis BL, Monnerat RG, Pogliano J, Aroian RV.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23835175 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Hooper PJ, Zoerhoff KL, Kyelem D, Chu B, Mann Flueckiger R, Bamani S, Bougma WR, Fleming F, Onapa A, Paré AB, Torres S, Traore MO, Tuinsma M, Linehan M, Baker M.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23836563 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Ingram K, Duthaler U, Vargas M, Ellis W, Keiser J.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23836173 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Urbaniak MD, Collie IT, Fang W, Aristotelous T, Eskilsson S, Raimi OG, Harrison J, Hopkins Navratolova I, Frearson JA, van Aalten DM, Ferguson MA.
ACS Chem Biol. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23834437 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Aksoy S, Caccone A, Galvani AP, Okedi LM.
Trends Parasitol. 2013 Jul 8. doi:pii: S1471-4922(13)00105-0. 10.1016/j.pt.2013.06.005. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23845311 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Muñoz C, Zulantay I, Apt W, Ortiz S, Schijman AG, Bisio M, Ferrada V, Herrera C, Martínez G, Solari A.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23836179 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Cota GF, de Sousa MR, de Freitas Nogueira BM, Gomes LI, Oliveira E, Assis TS, de Mendonça AL, Pinto BF, Saliba JW, Rabello A.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23836568 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Godinho JL, Georgikopoulou K, Calogeropoulou T, Souza WD, Rodrigues JC.
Exp Parasitol. 2013 Jul 8. doi:pii: S0014-4894(13)00182-3. 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.06.015. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23845259 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Farooq U, Choudhary S, Chacon AH, Lebrun E, Shiman MI, Hernandez J, Milikowski C, Kerdel FA, Romanelli P.
Int J Dermatol. 2013 Jul 8. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12139. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23834626 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Ricardo-Carter C, Favila M, Polando RE, Cotton RN, Bogard Horner K, Condon D, Ballhorn W, Whitcomb JP, Yadav M, Geister RL, Schorey JS, McDowell MA.
Parasite Immunol. 2013 Jul 8. doi: 10.1111/pim.12049. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23834512 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Weisenberg SA, Perlada DE.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23836562 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Mendonça LR, Figueiredo CA, Esquivel R, Fiaccone RL, Pontes-de-Carvalho L, Cooper P, Barreto ML, Alcantara-Neves NM.
Acta Trop. 2013 Jul 8. doi:pii: S0001-706X(13)00173-3. 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.06.018. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23845771 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Humphries D, Simms BT, Davey D, Otchere J, Quagraine J, Terryah S, Newton S, Berg E, Harrison LM, Boakye D, Wilson M, Cappello M.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23836564 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Hu Y, Miller MM, Derman AI, Ellis BL, Monnerat RG, Pogliano J, Aroian RV.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23835175 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

de Zeeuw J, Duggirala S, Nienhuis WA, Abass KM, Tuah W, Omansen TF, van der Werf TS, Stienstra Y.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23836576 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Del Brutto OH, Lama J; for the Atahualpa Project Investigators.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23836572 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Tamarozzi F, Sako Y, Ito A, Piccoli L, Grisolìa A, Itoh S, Gatti S, Meroni V, Genco F, Brunetti E.
Parasite Immunol. 2013 Jul 8. doi: 10.1111/pim.12050. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23834586 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Rostami S, Talebi S, Babaei Z, Sharbatkhori M, Ziaali N, Rostami H, Harandi MF.
Parasitol Res. 2013 Jul 7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23832641 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Yilmaz M, Akbulut S, Kutluturk K, Sahin N, Arabaci E, Ara C, Yilmaz S.
World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Jul 7;19(25):4015-22. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i25.4015.
PMID: 23840147 [PubMed - in process] Free PMC Article

Vecchio R, Marchese S, Ferla F, Spataro L, Intagliata E.
Parasitol Int. 2013 Jul 6. doi:pii: S1383-5769(13)00089-5. 10.1016/j.parint.2013.06.013. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23838268 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Mwandawiro CS, Nikolay B, Kihara JH, Ozier O, Mukoko DA, Mwanje MT, Hakobyan A, Pullan RL, Brooker SJ, Njenga SM.
Parasit Vectors. 2013 Jul 5;6(1):198. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23829767 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Naufal Spir PR, Zampieri D'Andrea LA, Fonseca ES, Prestes-Carneiro LE.
J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2013 Jul 5. doi:pii: S1684-1182(13)00081-9. 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.05.002. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23834783 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Attia YM, Elalkamy EF, Hammam OA, Mahmoud SS, El-Khatib AS.
Parasit Vectors. 2013 Jul 5;6(1):199. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23829789 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Zhou XN, Olveda R, Sripa B, Yang GJ, Leonardo L, Bergquist R.
Acta Trop. 2013 Jul 4. doi:pii: S0001-706X(13)00171-X. 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.06.016. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23831926 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

El Ouazzani FZ, Tahiri L, Harzy T.
Joint Bone Spine. 2013 Jul 4. doi:pii: S1297-319X(13)00150-4. 10.1016/j.jbspin.2013.05.010. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 23831399 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Thanchomnang T, Tantrawatpan C, Intapan PM, Sri-Aroon P, Limpanont Y, Lulitanond V, Janwan P, Sanpool O, Tourtip S, Maleewong W.
Exp Parasitol. 2013 Jul 3. doi:pii: S0014-4894(13)00171-9. 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.06.013. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23831037 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Eichenberger RM, Lewis F, Gabriël S, Dorny P, Torgerson PR, Deplazes P.
Int J Parasitol. 2013 Jul 3. doi:pii: S0020-7519(13)00170-7. 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.05.011. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23831108 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Kuehn BM.
JAMA. 2013 Jul 3;310(1):19-20. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.7665. No abstract available.
PMID: 23821071 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Zhang S, Lu Z, Liu H, Xiao X, Zhao Z, Bao G, Han J, Jing T, Chen G.
Acta Trop. 2013 Jul 3. doi:pii: S0001-706X(13)00170-8. 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.06.015. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23831431 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Bhattacharya S, Ghosh P, De T, Gomes A, Gomes A, Dungdung SR.
Exp Parasitol. 2013 Jul 3. doi:pii: S0014-4894(13)00164-1. 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.06.006. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 23830987 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Betim Paes Leme AM, Salemi VM, Weiss RG, Parga JR, Ianni BM, Mady C, Kalil-Filho R.
J Card Fail. 2013 Jul;19(7):454-60. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.05.008.
PMID: 23834921 [PubMed - in process]

Rebollo MP, Bockarie MJ.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul;89(1):3-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0202. No abstract available.
PMID: 23843491 [PubMed - in process]

Hopkins DR, Ruiz-Tiben E, Weiss A, Withers PC Jr, Eberhard ML, Roy SL.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jul;89(1):5-10. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0090.
PMID: 23843492 [PubMed - in process]

Gholami SH, Rahimi-Esboei B, Ebrahimzadeh MA, Pourhajibagher M.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2013 Jul;17(13):1760-5.
PMID: 23852900 [PubMed - in process] Free Article

Frank FM, Ulloa J, Cazorla SI, Maravilla G, Malchiodi EL, Grau A, Martino V, Catalán C, Muschietti LV.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:627898. doi: 10.1155/2013/627898. Epub 2013 Jun 6.
PMID: 23840260 [PubMed] Free PMC Article

Carod-Artal FJ.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:103-23. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00007-8.
PMID: 23829903 [PubMed - in process]

Gilber SR, Alban SM, Gobor L, Bescrovaine Jde O, Myiazaki MI, Thomaz-Soccol V.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013;46(3). doi:pii: S0037-86822013000300310. 10.1590/0037-8682-0046-2013.
PMID: 23856879 [PubMed - in process] Free Article

Cabrera R, Vega S, Valderrama Y, Cabanillas K, Fernández C, Rodríguez O, Del Aguila C, Hernández J, Mendoza L, Ramón Meza J.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013;46(3). doi:pii: S0037-86822013000300367. 10.1590/0037-8682-1195-2013.
PMID: 23856870 [PubMed - in process] Free Article

Cominetti MC, Almeida RF, Gonçalves GM, Andreotti R.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013;46(3). doi:pii: S0037-86822013000300277. 10.1590/0037-8682-0024-2013.
PMID: 23856864 [PubMed - in process] Free Article

Tanowitz HB, Machado FS.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:263-8. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00021-2.
PMID: 23829917 [PubMed - in process]

Chai JY.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:283-96. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00023-6.
PMID: 23829919 [PubMed - in process]

Dickman L, Melek B.
Community Eye Health. 2013;26(81):18. No abstract available.
PMID: 23840089 [PubMed] Free PMC Article

Lescano AG, Zunt J.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:335-45. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00027-3.
PMID: 23829923 [PubMed - in process]

Del Brutto OH, Garcia HH.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:313-25. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00025-X.
PMID: 23829921 [PubMed - in process]

Bhalla D, Dumas M, Preux PM.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:235-42. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00018-2.
PMID: 23829914 [PubMed - in process]

Pittella JE.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:65-88. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00005-4.
PMID: 23829901 [PubMed - in process]

Del Brutto OH.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:349-68. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00028-5.
PMID: 23829924 [PubMed - in process]

Woll F, Gotuzzo E, Montes M.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:229-34. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00017-0.
PMID: 23829913 [PubMed - in process]

Wiria AE, Wammes LJ, Hamid F, Dekkers OM, Prasetyani MA, May L, Kaisar MM, Verweij JJ, Tamsma JT, Partono F, Sartono E, Supali T, Yazdanbakhsh M, Smit JW.
PLoS One. 2013;8(1):e54855. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054855. Epub 2013 Jan 24.
PMID: 23365679 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article

O'Daly JA, Spinetti HM, Gleason J, Rodríguez MB.
J Parasitol Res. 2013;2013:657016. doi: 10.1155/2013/657016. Epub 2013 Jun 13.
PMID: 23844278 [PubMed] Free PMC Article

Avdiukhina TI, Dovgalev AS, Imamkuliev KD, Konstantinova TN.
Med Parazitol (Mosk). 2013 Jan-Mar;(1):47-54. Review. Russian. No abstract available.
PMID: 23805494 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Cuperus FC, Oosterwijk PR, Vos A, Remijn JA, van Dobbenburgh A, Bisseling TM.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2013;157(27):A5958. Dutch.
PMID: 23838400 [PubMed - in process]

Gonçalves VS Neto, Barros AK Filho, Santos AM, Prazeres MP, Bezerril AC, Fonseca AV, Rebêlo JM.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013;46(3). doi:pii: S0037-86822013000300322.
PMID: 23856875 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free Article

Thies SF, Ribeiro AL, Michalsky EM, Miyazaki RD, Fortes-Dias CL, Fontes CJ, Dias ES.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013;46(3). doi:pii: S0037-86822013000300293. 10.1590/0037-8682-0031-2013.
PMID: 23856858 [PubMed - in process] Free Article

de Oliveira GM, Madeira Mde F, Oliveira FS, Pires MQ, Pacheco Rda S.
Vet Med Int. 2013;2013:982183. doi: 10.1155/2013/982183. Epub 2013 Jun 12.
PMID: 23844317 [PubMed] Free PMC Article

Strazzulla A, Cocuzza S, Pinzone MR, Postorino MC, Cosentino S, Serra A, Cacopardo B, Nunnari G.
Biomed Res Int. 2013;2013:805108. doi: 10.1155/2013/805108. Epub 2013 Jun 18.
PMID: 23853773 [PubMed - in process] Free PMC Article

Volpato H, Desoti VC, Cogo J, Panice MR, Sarragiotto MH, Silva Sde O, Ueda-Nakamura T, Nakamura CV. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:874367. doi: 10.1155/2013/874367. Epub 2013 Jun 13.
PMID: 23843887 [PubMed] Free PMC Article

Llanos-Cuentas A, Valencia BM, Petersen CA.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:193-8. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00013-3.
PMID: 23829909 [PubMed - in process]

Kvalsvig J, Albonico M.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:369-79. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00029-7.
PMID: 23829925 [PubMed - in process]

Lejon V, Bentivoglio M, Franco JR.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:169-81. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00011-X.
PMID: 23829907 [PubMed - in process]

Sampaio PB, Madeira ES, Diniz L, Noia EL, Zandonade E.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2013;46(3). doi:pii: S0037-86822013000300329. 10.1590/0037-8682-0070-2012.
PMID: 23856871 [PubMed - in process] Free Article

Coyle CM.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:271-81. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00022-4.
PMID: 23829918 [PubMed - in process]


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July 12, 2013
Dengue

July 12, 2013
Dengue

July 12, 2013
Dengue

July 12, 2013
Dengue

July 12, 2013
Dengue

July 11, 2013
Trachoma

July 11, 2013
Onchocerciasis

July 11, 2013
Onchocerciasis

July 11, 2013
Lymphatic Filariasis 

July 11, 2013
Schistosomiasis 

July 11, 2013
Dracunculiasis / Guinea Worm

July 11, 2013
Dracunculiasis / Guinea Worm

July 11, 2013
Dracunculiasis / Guinea Worm

July 11, 2013
Dengue

July 11, 2013
Dengue

July 11, 2013
Dengue

July 11, 2013
Dengue

July 11, 2013
Dengue

July 11, 2013
Dengue

July 11, 2013
Dengue

July 10, 2013
Sleeping Sickness

July 9, 2013
Rabies

July 9, 2013
Dengue

July 9, 2013
Dengue

July 9, 2013
Dengue

July 8, 2013
Leprosy

July 8, 2013
Dengue

July 8, 2013
Dengue

July 7, 2013
Dengue

July 7, 2013
Dengue

July 7, 2013
Dengue

July 7, 2013
Dengue


OTHER
End the Neglect - July 12, 2013
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