Analysis of occurrence and co-occurrence patterns shows the highest-risk clusters of chikungunya and Zika in Brazil spreading from the Northeast to the Center-West and coastal areas of São Paulo state and Rio de Janeiro ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Researchers in the U.S. and Uganda have developed tools that can detect the slightest traces of malaria in people who harbor the disease but do not show signs of sickness.
Jan 16, 2024
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The prevention and management of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)—a major global health threat—and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) remain a challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. To better combat antimicrobial ...
Jan 5, 2024
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Noma, also known as cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis, is now officially recognized as a neglected tropical disease (NTD), according to an announcement made by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dec 20, 2023
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Scientists studied the role of global genetic characterization of samples (or non-targeted metagenomics) using next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in diagnosing infections. The results of the study are published in the journal ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Two people in Southern California have come down with dengue fever without traveling outside the United States, where the mosquito-borne illness is rare, health officials said.
Nov 3, 2023
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The emergence of different variants of SARS-CoV-2 has produced a wide range of clinical profiles and symptoms in patients. For the first time, researchers at the Institut Pasteur and Université Paris Cité have demonstrated, ...
Oct 27, 2023
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A tropical disease once seen almost exclusively in returning travelers is now being detected in Texas and the South in people with no international travel history—caused by a parasite strain that's different from the imported ...
Oct 24, 2023
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Scientists have new evidence that a tropical disease once seen almost exclusively in returning travelers is now being detected in the United States in people with no international travel history—and caused by a Leishmania ...
Oct 19, 2023
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The prevalence of malaria infections among migrants from sub-Saharan Africa is considerably high (8%), while Asian and Latin American migrants have a much lower prevalence, according to a study by the Barcelona Institute ...
Oct 11, 2023
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