UK Coalition Against NTDs 4th Annual NTD Report (from November 28, 2013)

UK Coalition against Neglected Tropical Diseases: UK Coalition Against NTDs Launches 4th Annual NTD Report:  Launched on 29 November 2013 to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and NTDs (APPMG) which outlined key recommendations to see the control, eradication and elimination of NTDs.

* Report available as download via the following link: UK Coalition 4th Annual NTD Report

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Wishing my readers a Happy and Healthy 2014

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Rare dengue virus case confirmed in New York State

Information source: Long Island Newsday

Originally published: November 20, 2013 2:43 PM

Updated: November 20, 2013 4:40 PM

By: PATRICIA KITCHEN

Summary:

The first known locally acquired case of dengue virus in New York State has been confirmed in Suffolk County, health officials said Wednesday.  A man over 50 from the Town of Babylon, now fully recovered, was hospitalized in September with symptoms ;... view full article

- See more at: http://healthmap.org/ai.php?2065944#sthash.YcDmOwEC.dpuf

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Recent editorial on Chagas Disease in North America in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

An Unfolding Tragedy of Chagas Disease in North America

Citation: Hotez PJ, Dumonteil E, Betancourt Cravioto M, Bottazzi ME, Tapia-Conyer R, et al. (2013) An Unfolding Tragedy of Chagas Disease in North America. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7(10): e2300. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002300

Published: October 31, 2013

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